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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