Hearts Of Love

Hearts Of Love

by Lord R.e. Taylor

We were born on the same minute

Friends made by God

We have never spoken

But we have hearts together

Hearts full of unending love

© Poem – XII/XXXI/MMXXII

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Hidden Beauty

Hidden Beauty

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Beauty of water and earth

Separated worlds on our world

Both are largely unexplored

Hiding undiscovered life

Just waiting to be found

© Poem – XII/XXIX/MMXXII

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Locked Away Emotions

Locked Away Emotions

by Lord R.e. Taylor

He is like no one you have met

At one point he was normal

Then he met his life

So many things happened

All at once he changed

He could no longer love or hate

Be happy or feel sadness

The only emotion left was fear

Fear that his emotions would return

Fear of what even one would do to him

So he bottled up all of his emotions

Placed them on a shelf

And he never felt them again

© Poem – XII/XXVII/MMXXII

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Breakup

Breakup

by Lord R.e. Taylor

We never thought it could happen

It must have been building up

But neither of us realized it

All it took was just a single word

And world war three started

You would not listen to me

I would not listen to you

In the end there was never even a goodbye

There was just a you and a me

Never again could we ever be an us

© Poem – XII/XXV/MMXXII

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Blessings Of the Gods

Blessings Of the Gods

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Apollo travels across the brightest blue sky

Shining his light on to the land

Showing the most beautiful of colours

When he sleeps Diana rises to take his place

The darkness and the shadows are hers

Along with the light from infinite stars and the beautiful moon

But there is a very short time

When Apollo and Diana touch hands as they pass

They fill the sky and the land with pastels

Creating a beauty as fleeting as time itself

It is then when mere humans look in amazement

And celebrate the blessings of the gods

© Poem – XII/XXIV/MMXXII

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Memories

Memories

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Life is so many moments

Passing by at the speed of light

Impossible to capture

Still, they are locked away

Imperfect copies of our lives

Changed to reflect who we are

But in the end those moments don’t matter

They are all lost in one final moment

Into a universe where they never happened

© Poem – XII/XXIII/MMXXII

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I Was Never Told

I Was Never Told

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I was a good little twig

My mother taught me so much

How to be the perfect Xmas tree

But she never warned me of the dangers

The children and the pets

Too bad she can’t hear my screams this year

© Poem – XII/XXI/MMXXII

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Hidden In The Page

Hidden In The Page

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The page was never blank

It always had the story

The poem of the drawing

Hiding deep within its fibers

All it would take was the right person

The only one who could see past reality

And see what the page could be

© Poem – XII/XIX/MMXXII

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One More Step

One More Step

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Standing on the edge

Beauty lives before her

But her mind cannot see it

It is surrounded by a darkness

She no longer smiles

No longer has any enjoyment in life

Her thoughts are all on one more step

And the peace the cool water would give her

© Poem – XII/XVII/MMXXII

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The “Perfect” Tree

The “Perfect” Tree

by Lord R.e. Taylor

You may not be the perfect tree

Most only want a perfect, high costing, tree

But, there will be a young child

One whose family has no money

For them you will be perfect

For them you are Christmas

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© Poem – XII/XI/MMXXII

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My Long-Lost Friend

My Long-Lost Friend

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Dedicated to Cleopatra

I knew you since the day you were born

That moment you climbed up onto me

I knew that we were going to be more

We were never just friends

It was then I knew we were family

We played every game you could imagine

Walked through city streets and into the forest

However, times drastically changed

We lost everything we had

I could not keep you with me

I could never make you live the way I had to

So my tears flowed on the day I gave you up

But know that even so many, many years later

My heart still breaks when I think of you

I can only pray that you had a good life

Because I know that I didn’t

© Poem – XII/X/MMXXII

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From Home

From Home

by Lord R.e. Taylor

It is so amazing

Fourteen thousand miles from home

A sparrow lands on a branch

And, it seems, home came with me

© Poem – XII/VIII/MMXXII

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Share Your Pain

Share Your Pain

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The tears and the pain

The abuses you have suffered

Somehow your face hides it

But your heart knows

Your soul knows

Please open up

Share your pain

Please, just let us help you

© Poem – XI/VI/MMXXII

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The Battle

The Battle

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I was there when the Devil lost his battle

Never ever had such shame been seen before

Both tried to do what had never been done

But when the bows went across the strings

And chords were played which were never heard

The mountains eternally echoed the music

The Earth shook and babies cried

It was the night when Johnny got the fiddle

It was the night the Devil got the finger

When angles appeared from Heaven

And the gates to Hell slammed shut

It was a night to be remembered

© Poem – XII/V/MMXXII

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The Sun Doesn’t Rise

The Sun Doesn’t Rise

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The sun never rose this morning

Yes, there was a slight amber glow

But, the light of day never came

The night fog never burned off

And alarm clocks never went off

Confused people wandered the streets

Looking for the daylight they were due

Instead they found a timeless world

Existing without the daily stresses

But, every man, woman, and child

They all knew something was wrong

The stresses they depended on were gone

They were gone but no one was happy

The sunrise needed to come every morning

Only with its stress can they survive

© Poem – XII/III/MMXXII

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The Goddess Of Local Veggies

The Goddess Of Local Veggies

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She knows the village streets

Every person and every shop

Harvested from her rooftop garden

She makes daily trips with her fresh veggies

Flavoring for so many local dishes

Making sure her veggies are just right

None are ever too mild nor too hot

She is the goddess of taste in a small town

© Poem – XII/I/MMXXII

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Bossy Kitty

Bossy Kitty

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I know that you know that I know

You think it is time for sleep

My food dish has been empty for ten minutes now

I am hungry and I do not care what you say

You will get out of bed and fill my dish

After all, that is why I allow you to live here

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© Poem – XI/XXIX/MMXXII

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My Grandpa

My Grandpa

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Grandpa loved the porch

Especially that old chair

Drinking his beer

Telling his stories

God, I miss him

© XI/XXVII/MMXXII

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Your Mind Knows

Your Mind Knows

by Lord R.e. Taylor

When words do not work

The mind looks for something

A way to bring sense to things

Sometimes a field of darkness

Other times a world of color

No matter how it may struggle

Or what kind of walls it may see

Your mind knows what is best

And how to make things better

After all, that is what it was made for

Pic from vectorstock.com

© Poem – XI/XXVII/MMXXII

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Secrets

Secrets

by Lord R.e. Taylor

We only speak in secrets

All they hear is tweet, tweet, tweet

When I am telling you that I love you

Feelings just for you

© Poem – XI/XXIII/MMXXII

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Journey Of Love

Journey Of Love

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I am sorry I was so drunk that night

I never even heard that front door close

But, in the morning it was clear that you were gone

At that moment I remembered a promise I made

If you left I would find you no matter where you went

So now I am on an endless journey to love you again

Photo thanks to cnbc.com 

© Poem – XI/XXII/MMXXII

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Bad News

Bad News

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Someone said something to me today

I never expected to hear such news

I cannot cry since it would do no good

There is no one who would understand

So, I will just sit and take time to prepare 

And maybe find myself some peace

© Poem – XI/XXI/MMXXII

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The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Here Mommy

I looked all over

Turned so many over

Rejected so many more

But, I finally found it

The perfect gift

For the perfect Mommy

© Poem – XI/XIX/MMXXII

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I Am From Earth

 I Am From Earth

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I am not an American

I am not an Australian

I belong to no nation

I do not honor any borders

I am not a man nor am I a woman

I am no color yet I am every color

Nor would I want to be

I am just one of seven billion

We are all citizens of this lonely planet

Members of a human species

All the same tiny creatures

In the same tiny universe

Too bad we all can’t remember that

© Poem – XI/XVIII/MMXXII

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The Death Of Good Radio

The Death Of Good Radio

by Lord R.e. Taylor

What happened when AM died

Were you supposed to die too

Yes, although you were still pretty to look at

All of that music your DJs used to play

The stories you shared every night

And the history you told the world about

All of that is now long gone in the winds

Killed by new technologies which locked you away

But to some of us who remember those days

You are the only true radio there ever was and ever will be

© Poem – XI/XVIII/MMXXII

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Your Perfect World

Your Perfect World

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Being a writer has its benefits

If you look out at your world

How things have become recently

You do not have to worry or cry

Just sit down and write yourself a new one

One without all of the problems

Make it the way you want it to be

There are infinite worlds within your mind

Just pick the best parts of all of them

And make it somewhere to be proud of

After all it may be the perfect place for yourself

You just don’t know it yet

© Poem – XI/XIV/MMXXII

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A New Orleans Girl

A New Orleans Girl

by R.e. Taylor

She was born in New Orleans

In a brothel on Bourbon Street

Raised to serve every man

Each one paying for all she was

But all in all she survived

She thrived and became better

No longer used by the male species

She now uses them for her pleasure

Just as she should

© Poem – XI/XIII/MMXXII

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King Tut

King Tut

by Lord R.e Taylor

Dead over three-thousand years

The young king still lives

Immortalized in gold and jewels

He is admired and worshiped

By millions of new followers

© Poem – XI/XI/MMXXII

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Black Widow

Black Widow

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She has earned her name

So many men

So many deaths

With no emotions

She thrives

A black widow by name

A black widow by action

With a lot of men left to go

© Poem – XI/X/MMXXII

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Thirty One Million Seconds

Thirty One Million Seconds

by Lord R.e. Taylor

You only get so many seconds

Given to you the minute you are born

The clock ticks on and on

But you never hear it

Sometimes your seconds may disappear

Taken away by things not of your doing

Told that you only have thirty one million seconds left

Ignore the time that they say you may have left

You should continue to live as you have

Make every second count and die a happy man

© Poem – XI/X/MMXXII

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Her Wooden Shroud

Her Wooden Shroud

by Lord R.e. Taylor

A goddess of a thousand years

Her face and body covered in a wooden shroud

Yet she can see what the world has become

But she cannot yell out a warning

She can only watch as her world slowly dies

Her tears flow down the grain of her tomb

A single tear for each of her innocents lost

She suffers in her total silence

An endless curse welcoming the Armageddon

© Poem – XI/IX/MMXXII

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Facing The Storm

Facing The Storm

by Lord R.e. Taylor

You have a warrior’s heart

Facing down the storm

Knowing the dangers to come

© Poem – XI/VIII/MMXXII

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Demon In A Dress

Demon In A Dress

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Born on Halloween

She is walking darkness

A demon in a dress

She is here

© Poem – XI/VII/MMXXII

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A Scary Sunday Dinner

A Scary Sunday Dinner

by Lord R.e. Taylor

It was Sunday once again and she knew what that meant

A special family dinner with broccoli, beans and usually fish

Those hated foods which scared her nearly senseless

So she covered her eyes in fear and hope

Maybe her mommy would finally change the menu

And, at last, she could eat with a smile on her face

© Poem – XI/VII/MMXXII

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The Call Of The Siren

The Call Of The Siren

by Lord R.e. Taylor

When did you come out of your myths

Do your songs still echo across the water

Drawing sailors in from their journey

How many have you killed

In your world of pleasure and death

© Poem – XI.V/MMXXII

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Just Chill

Just Chill

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Life continues on

Stress and work

Seeing the glass half full

Sometimes it gets to be too much

Families can be strained

At one point it can all be too much

Then may become a need to escape

Leave life behind for a bit

Find a quiet park somewhere

Grab a spot under a very old tree

Enjoy the shade and the peace

And maybe smile just one more time

Before life starts again tomorrow

© Poem – XI/II/MMXXII

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The Ghost Bride

The Ghost Bride

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She was truly in love

With a man she knew forever

They finally set a date

A special day to become one

The fates decided that they knew better

Taking her soul as she approached the alter

Centuries later she still wears virginal white

Wandering through her graveyard

Looking for the love she lost

© Poem – X/XXXI/MMXXII

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Her Blue Eyes

Her Blue Eyes

by Lord R.e. Taylor

He never had to talk to her

There was something special

He felt it with a minute of their meet

There was something though

Something which frightened him

He saw her eyes looking at him

There he saw ice colder that any before

It felt as if she was looking deep into him

Beyond his soul into everything he was

But he knew that there had to be more

Maybe a fire burning in her heart

And he knew that if he could find it

They could both find something they wanted

He believed they could fall into an eternal love

If he could just get passed her eyes

© Poem – X/XXXI/MMXXII

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