Never Again My Home

Never Again My Home

By Lord R.e Taylor

I would love to see home

The place where I grew up

I hear so much has changed

There is nothing left of my childhood

All of my schools are closed or torn down

The playgrounds have been fenced and plowed

There is no longer anywhere to see a movie

The people I knew are all dead or gone

Even my fave radio stations are all different

There is not a single thing left that is mine

That place may be my hometown

But it will never again be my home

© Poem – VII/XXXI/MMXXII

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The Art Of Fairies

The Art Of Fairies

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The moment the sun sets

The world changes for the better

Heat from the day fades

Cold air comes it replacing the warmth

Making people see their every breath

Then the fairies come out from hiding

Their brushes flashing with magic

Frost forming on every flower

Creating a new style of art

One which only lasts a couple of hours

Then it is destroyed by the rising sun

And, in a few hours, the cycle will start again

Fairies creating different art for a different day

All for you and you alone

© Poem – VII/XXXI/MMXXII

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Tiny Chubster

Tiny Chubster

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I knew you when you were little

A tiny chubster playing in the yard

With the grace of a gorilla, you danced

Spraining ankles and wearing new bruises

Everyone said that you were hopeless

Sometimes loud enough for you to hear

But that really influenced you

Years later you shed your feathers

Created yourself a body so many envied

You learned so many dance steps

Now, that tiny chubster is long gone

You are proud of every move you make

And a beautiful gazelle has been born

© Poem – VII/XXVIII/MMXXII

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The Click Of A Button

The Click Of A Button

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It used to be so easy

You met a girl somewhere

Talked, dated, and fell in love

But rarely any distance away

Then came all of our computers

Distance no longer mattered

Just click a button. Maybe two

Leaf through a hundred pictures

Send a few texts and share pics

And fall in love without meeting

All of the romance is long gone

With just the click of a button

© VII/XXVIII/MMXXII

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Vine Covered House

Vine Covered House

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Those younger vines were cute

Bright and shiny leaves

Only a few inches tall

She loved them oh so much

But that was very long ago

She has not been seen in so long

It is unsure that she still lives there

But the vine never died away 

So now, it owns her house

And everything she ever owned

Even though it is so scary

We think she still loves it, and it loves her

They are the strangest perfect couple ever

© Poem – VII/XXV/MMXXII

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It Wasn’t Worth It

It Wasn’t Worth It

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The bank was too easy

I should not have done it

Not for just fifty bucks

Now, I have to run

Hoping for a hideout

© Poem – VII/XXIV/MMXXII

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A Brand New World

A Brand New World

By Lord R.e. Taylor

A brand-new world

Such beauty

Hiding so much

Lions or tigers or bears

Or maybe a dinosaur

You just have to look

© Poem – VII/XXIII/MMXXII

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A Welcoming Home

A Welcoming Home

By Lord R.e. Taylor

They built their dream home

Staring about a year after they met

Stayed there a few times with their family

But they never stayed there for too long

It was in a special spot in a secluded wood

Just far enough away from everything

No driveway or tire tracks nor any city sounds

Just a few deer and raccoons as neighbors

Forty-five years later they came to the house

Their dream home was waiting to welcome them home

© Poem – VII/XXIII/MMXXII

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A Queen Without A Queendom

A Queen Without A Queendom 

By Lord R..e. Taylor 

She wandered her world alone

A queen surveying her queendom

Power and beauty all in one

She was loved and feared equally

But she was betrayed

Captured and locked away

Surrounded by steel bars

She paces back and forth

Walking in never-ending circles

Her body and mind have been destroyed 

She is a queen without her queendom 

That is no life for someone like her

But it is the life humankind has given her

An animal in a cage

Meant for us to enjoy

If only we can see past her pain

© Poem – VII/XXII/MMXXII

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A Different You

A Different You

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It can be so lonely

Even with millions of people 

You try and try

Yet you never fit it

You are just too different 

Maybe too old or too fat

Maybe you just are not the same

You may be missing body parts

Some others just do not work right

Still you want to be the same

Instead you just live your life

No friends and no one to talk to 

But as painful as it is it is life

And it is better than the other option

© Poem – VII/XX/MMXXII

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You Must Have Been A Dream

You Must Have Been A Dream

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It must have been a dream

You sitting at the bar

Smoking your cigarette

You looked like the perfect woman

No, it could never be real

You are eighty years out of time

Even so I fell in love with you

But, it all must have been a dream

Because a woman like you 

Well, you could never exist

Except in the movies

© Poem – VII/XIX/MMXXII

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President Cockwomble

President Cockwomble

By Lord R.e Taylor

I don’t know you

At least not for sure

I do know one thing

You think too much about yourself

You are not that smart

You rarely ever make any sense

And it hurts to listen to you talk

But, you really made something of yourself

You, my man are a cockwomble

Maybe the only one left in the world

Of that you should be proud

You are one of a kind

President Cockwomble

© Poem – VII/XIX/MMXXII

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We Are

We Are

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Do not litter

We want you to know

We are watching

We do see you

And everything you do

© Poem – VII/XIX/MMXXII

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My Love In Chalk

My Love In Chalk

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It was a very long time ago

Maybe fifty years as I think back

I was new at love and was not sure

What would I have to do

How could you know I love you

I found a small piece of chalk

Bright pink if I remember

I drew a heart oh the hard ground

Put both of our initials inside

I knew that it would last forever

But the rains came when the Sun rose

And our love was gone forever

© Poem – VII/XVIII/MMXXII

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Condemned By Mistake

Condemned By Mistake

By Lord R.e. Taylor

You were born innocent

You lived innocent

And you died an innocent

But you maybe made one mistake

Maybe you said something wrong

So, Saint Peter decided on you

You could be an angel with black wings

Cast back down to Earth

Wandering, hoping to correct your mistake

And maybe make it into Heaven the next time

© Poem – VII/XVII/MMXXII

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Endless Love

Endless Love

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It was just one night

Two people in love

Creating a love that never ends

A little boy or a little girl

Looking at you with shiny eyes

And the cutest smile ever seen

The child will be with you for 18 years

Then they move away and leave you

But they will always live in your heart

With no chance of ever leaving

Not that you would ever want them to

© Poem – VII/XVI/MMXXII

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Written To Me

Written To Me

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It has been a long time

Almost 30 years

The world was such a mess

People hating and dying

Nobody cared

No one learned the lessons

I don’t think anybody wanted to

The was one good thing though

A few people listened and learned

They were shunned and harassed

Made to feel as if they were nothing

30 years later it is still happening

Please be a man and stand up for what is right

Try and save what humanity has left

You may be its only hope

So, please be the man I knew you could be

And always live a good life

You will deserve it

© Poem – VII/XIV/MMXXII

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We Should Listen

We Should Listen

By Lord R.e. Taylor

There is so much we don't know

Stories our grandparents told

But we were young and wild

And old people just rambled on

All we did was everything but listen

So, the stories all passed unheard

Then our grandparents also passed

Now, those stories can never be told again

A loss for all of us and those in the future

Just because we never listened

@ Poem – VI/XIII/MMXXII

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Temple Of The Trees

Temple Of The Trees

By R.e. Taylor

Take a walk through a temple

A cathedral a thousand years old

Reaching up to the Heavens

With a roof of shimmering green

Shading the sun from the floor

Just enough light for grasses and flowers

It creates its own kind of beauty

Unmatched in any church built by man

© Poem – VI/X/MMXXII

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Blessed By The Gods

Blessed By The Gods

By Lord R.e. Taylor

I never thought we’d meet

A beautiful woman with a killer smile

We have only talked a few times

But with every word I fell in love

I could only hope you did too

Still, every minute I look in your eyes

And I realize that you are no ordinary woman

You are really Aphrodite come to Earth

Sent by the gods to make one mam happy

I know that I am lucky enough to be that man

And I know that it is only you that I love

The woman I will love forever

© Poem – VII/IX/MMXXII

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Your Special Cake

Your Special Cake

By Lord R.e. Taylor

For sixty-five years

You have read many books

So, when your day came

There was only one cake

Too bad you cannot read it

But it tastes great

© Poem – VII/VIII/MMXXII

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Love Your Life

Love Your Life

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Floating down a river

Forests on either side

Slow waters, rapids, and waterfalls

Maybe an animal or two

Every turn is a new experience

So, sit back and just relax

Take everything in

And, for the moment, love your life

© Poem – VII/VI/MMXXII

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Hidden Sadness

Hidden Sadness

By Lord R.e. Taylor

You must have hidden your sadness

Few have ever seen your smile

Still your heart has lost so much

So many have passed before you

Some never got to say goodbye

Sadly, your eyes can no longer cry

So, now your heart bleeds

Covering the clothes you wear

And it flows into the world around you

Letting all know of the suffering within you

So maybe we can all cry for you

© Poem – VII/IV/MMXXII

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Anubus

Anubus

By Lord R.e. Taylor

You look like a dog

You may think like a dog

But you are so much more

Some fear you because of who you are

Where you come from

But you can come for me

I am not afraid of you

I am not afraid of where you come from

So come and take my hand

Escort me to the afterlife

I might just like it

© Poem – VII/II/MMXXII

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Hidden Nightmares

Hidden Nightmares

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Nightmares are forever

Hiding in the back of your mind

Watching and learning your fears

Studying your worst memories

Watching and waiting

Looking for the right moment

When you are the weakest

When your defences are the lowest

Only then will they reveal themselves

Driving you ever closer to insanity’s edge

But even though you know they are there

They will fear you if you don't acknowledge them

You tell yourself that you are the stronger

Only then will they cower in their shadows

And maybe you can even get a good night's sleep

@ Poem -VI/XXX/MMXXII

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