She Still Watches

She Still Watches

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She was born so long ago

Her mother left her after the birth

Somehow she survived

Lost away from the world

Without love or education

She was different from everyone else

Her world was silent

Only the animals visit her

In all her sun rose and set on her

Some guess more than forty-five thousand times

But she kept to her life

Even to the extent of dying all alone

Still her body sits in her favorite chair

Watching a door which never opens

But that was who this poor woman was

Unloved and unknown for her life

And now for her eternity

© Poem – X/IV/MMXXIV

LRET

 

Visiting The Bayou

Visiting The Bayou

by Lord R.e. Taylor

There is a place

Everyone knows about

Although no one talks about it

So many strange things are there

Animals that would love to eat you

Witches and warlocks casting spells

And the living dead looking for you

Please, if you do not live in a bayou

Do not take the chance of visiting

So many people have gone in for the day

A lot of them never found their way out

No one knows what happened to them

Or if they do they will not say

So, listen to the tall tales

Believe what those who escaped have to say

And stay out of the Louisiana swamps

© Poem – IV/X/MMXXIV

LRET

 

All Hallow’s Eve

All Hallow’s Eve

By Lord R.e. Taylor

Every year a month comes along

Dreams of candy and costumes

Parties for the grown-ups

Yelling “trick or treat” for the kids

Ghost stories are told

Still, no one hears the moans in the wind

The feeling that something bad is coming

Maybe some bones scattered around

All Hallows Eve is coming

The dead know when it is

And they want to come out and play

So, get your candy but remain safe

They will be watching to be sure you are

© Poem – X/I/MMXXIV

LRET

 

A Long Lost Hero

A Long Lost Hero

by Lord R.e. Taylor

When I was a kid, I loved picking apples

There was a tree standing on the top of a hill

It always had the best-tasting fruit

And we fought for the ones from the top

It was nearly two centuries old

Surviving so many blizzards and storms

Untouched by so much until last year

A gale came up from the lowlands

The leaves blocked out the sun for two days

Revealing a grave from so long ago

After that day when we went to gather apples

We thanked Captain Spencer Tate for his tree

And the apples we picked

A lasting tribute to a long-lost hero

© Poem – X/I/MMXXIV

LRET

 

A Cassowary’s Warning

A Cassowary’s Warning

by Lord R.e. Taylor

How dare you come to my land

We never said that you were welcome

You just came and took over

Just as if you owned the place

Well, guess what...you don’t

We are the Alphas here

We decide who comes and who stays

So, if you know what is good for you

Go back to where your kind came from

Or try staying in your cities

You might be safe there

But we haven’t decided yet

Maybe we will let you know when we do

Maybe not though

That is all up to you

© Poem – IX/XXX/MMXXIV

LRET