You And I

You And I

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I have known you for a long time

We have nearly become one

Feeling when the other is happy

Cry when the other hurts

And hearing what the other thinks

I am not sure if that makes us a perfect couple

I know I would not want to love anyone but you

And, to me, that makes you perfect

 

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Unchanged Beauty

Poem #366

Unchanged Beauty

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It’s a miracle

I haven’t seen you in too many years

You look exactly the same

Not even a wrinkle

Unchanged beauty personified

 

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Elysium Fields

Elysium Fields

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I know that I will die someday

Not sure of when I will be taken

Even less sure of what will finish me

But I think about where God will send me

Heaven is really not a possibility

Hell seems to be a little more likely

I may be a bit too much for them though

Maybe, if I can change enough now

God can send me to a paradise, not His Heaven

Rather a place well-known in ancient times

He may send me across the wide ocean

Allow me to walk through the Elysium Fields

And finally find some peace

 

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The Loss Of Home

The Loss Of Home

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I was never raised in a city

My home was in a small valley

Surrounded by giant mountains

Massive trees, flowers, and animals

They were my bedroom

But that was a lifetime ago

At least it felt that way to me

School called me and I had to go

I was only gone for four years

Never did I hear from home

I did get to go back after a time

But my life was gone

No trees, no animals, no flowers

My world did not exist anymore

It was at that moment I became ill

Sick of the creatures called Humanity

 

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Our Hidden Treasures

Our Hidden Treasures

By Lord R.e. Taylor

All creative people share

Showing the world what they do

But every one of them have secrets

Paintings, stories, and poetry

Hidden away from others

Locked away in deep dungeons

Maybe they were not good enough

Maybe they had special meanings

Meant only for the creator to know

The creative will never tell the story

Or talk about the decision not to share

Just know that the treasures do exist

And that should be enough

 

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The New You

The New You

By Lord R.e. Taylor

You were always so serious

In school you always studied

Even during vacations

No one saw your funny side

Nobody ever knew you even had one

However, that was long ago

Long before I fell in love with you

Even after I did it took a long time

Years to be exact to be shown

But, one day the real you appeared

It was something you could no longer hide

You started laughing for no reason

At that moment, the girl I love faded

And the girl I adore finally came out

 

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Solitude In A Crowd

Solitude In A Crowd

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Too many people

Too small of a place

Nobody talking

No one looking at each other

Every person is all alone

Even when standing in a crowd

That is such a sad state 

We are totally to blame

It is the one we all chose

Solitude in a crowd

 

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Heart And Mind

Heart And Mind

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The heart and mind are amazing

Together they can speed up time

Slow it down to a snail's pace

Or even stop it all together

An hour can seem to last a minute

Only if you find something exciting

A minute can seem to last an hour

When you are eagerly waiting

And a moment can last forever

If you are sharing your first kiss

Time can do so much

But it is at the whim of the heart and mind

 

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Movie Palaces

Movie Palaces

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It was not that long ago

Saturdays were spent in a special place

Where cartoons, series, and previews showed

Two thousand seats waiting for you

It was always filled to overflowing

But your best friends always saved you a seat

Now, those theatres have died off

Replaced by boxes holding fifty movie fans

Or new movies coming straight into your home

Old movie palaces made a film an experience

Something everyone looked forward to

An experience lost to a distant past

© Poem – 2020 Shadowlight Publishing

 

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Your Dream

Your Dream

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Did you ever dream?

See something you wanted

With people you want to see

Doing thing you could never do

Then someone wakes you up

Ruining your dream world

Try as you might, you cannot get it back

The next one may so close

But you will know something is off

So, cherish every dream you have

Remember it in your heart

Because you may never have it again

 

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Listen To Your Elders

Listen To Your Elders

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Your elders have been there for you

Every day of your life they loved you

Played games with you

Taught you so many things

All about the loves and diseases they survived

And all of the wars which surrounded them

Stories which the history books don’t share

Sometime write them down as they speak

What you hear is the truth of a long-lost time

Remember, one day soon our elders will be gone

So, will all of that history

Lost to every generation from now on

 

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His Empty Mailbox

His Empty Mailbox

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It happened not too long ago

His wife died suddenly

Kids and grandkids moved away

So, he lives alone

Dreading the holidays he used to love

He knows that life go on

His family has their own busy lives

But the old, empty mailbox reminds him

He gave his entire life to love them

No one has time for him anymore

And his heart breaks

 

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The Sad Girl Smiles

The Sad Girl Smiles

By Lord R.e. Taylor

She may not have a penny to her name

She does not have a crust of bread

Or even a soft pillow to rest her head

But she will never give up

Life has given her so much

So, sometimes she has to smile

Even when her tears flow down

She manages to hide her pain

She has to stay strong and fight on

Because God has given her a baby 

Blessed her beyond anything she imagined

Someone to love, protect, and smile for

So, that young girl will do the best she can

For both herself and the one she loves

 

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Solitude

Solitude

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It was the perfect place

Not a single person around

No noise or movements anywhere

Except the leaves of an old tree

Dancing ever so gently

Moved by a breeze which cannot be felt

It is a place which shows solitude exists

A place where my life could be mine

And my heart soars between the clouds

 

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A Wall Of Rejection

A Wall Of Rejection

By Lord R.e. Taylor

She was born to write

Thousands of words

All about her life and loves

Her dreams and her fantasies

Everything she thought or felt

She decided that she should share

Publish her stories for all to read

But letter after letter came back

Rejection after rejection

Plastered over every inch

Her golden wallpaper was hidden

Still, she never cries over it

She sits and looks at each letter

Coming up with new ideas

Writing new stories

And getting more rejections

But she really does not mind

She loves to tell stories

And she always will

 

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The Local Amusement Park

The Local Amusement Park

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Somewhere is a place

Not in the city

Not in the country either

Some places families go

On summer afternoons

When the kids are home

With they scream and giggle

And down pounds of fairy floss

Somewhere memories are made

Where we went when we were kids

And where our kids will take their kids

Just our local amusement park

Down the road and always in our hearts

 

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Opalescent Sky

Opalescent Sky

By Lord R.e. Taylor

So many colors

Some never seen before

Skies designed to shimmer

Like a treasured opal

Magical stones created by God

And shared in the beauty

Of a purely opalescent sky

 

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She Cried

She Cried

By Lord R.e. Taylor

She cried everyday

From nine until six

She has had so many friends

They come and go all the time

Seeming so happy

Then her day came

She was taken from her cell

Strapped to a table

A needle stuck in her leg

And she simply went to sleep

But she was happy

She was no longer locked in a cage

She was with all her friends again

 

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Born To Destroy

Born To Destroy

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He was born of wind, lightning, and thunder

Raised by the darkness of Hell

He knew what the world could be

Nobody laughing or smiling

Contagious hatred spread like wildfire

No one ever stood a chance to escape

So, the world ended in pain and torture

And he just stood and laughed

Pleased that he did what he was born to do

 

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The Power Of Flowers

The Power Of Flowers

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Let the flowers bloom

Cover the world in colour

Fill the air with sweet scents

We need the hope flowers bring

And the sense of normalcy

Lost to us for so long

 

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Nature’s Paradise

Nature’s Paradise

By Lord R.e. Taylor

A grassy hilltop

The green of the grass

And a single flower

Sharing the sun

Nature’s own paradise

 

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Hell In The Morning

Hell In The Morning

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The dawn comes too quickly

Stars fight to twinkle one more time

Dreams turn to dust and blow away

And the world tries to hide its sins

The people waken to a new day

Seeing new rot on top of the old

Miles deep in some places

Nowhere is clear

That is the way it was designed

No way for anyone to fight

It comes from those we chose

And those who were chosen for us

So, our souls retreat into the darkness

Waiting for the day when the world ends

When the “chosen ones" will be gone

Destroyed by their own kind

Leaving us to fix everything

 

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Her Australia

Her Australia

By Lord R.e. Taylor

She always had a single dream

One which so many have

Walking down a little used path

Through hundreds of giant gum trees

Koalas hanging in the highest branches

Kookaburras laughing as she passed

She doesn’t care where the path leads

Or what else it wants to show her

Everything she finds means she is home

She knows that it is all the Australia she loves

 

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Too Much Stress

Too Much Stress

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Far too much information

Coming from every direction

All day and night without end

Hearing one thing and then another

We can only take just so much

There is only so much room available

So much memory to fill

Before our brains explode in our heads

Now is the time to just shut it all down

Do not listen to another thing

And everybody light up a joint 

Order a pizza or two and relax

We deserve it after all we lived through

We definitely deserve it

 

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