Couple

Couple

by Lord R.e. Taylor

How was he supposed to know 

There really was no way

She looked at him and smiled

They never said anything to each other 

It was only a second or two

But it was something they would never forget 

It was an eternity later when it happened

He passed her, and she passed him 

There was not a word spoken

Just a smile between them

But it was just enough

Their smiles turned into a kiss

And love that was ignored so long ago

It was finally allowed to take root

And they became a couple

The couple should have always been

© Poem V/VII/MMXXVI

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The Perfect Lady

The Perfect Lady

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She lived a long life

Longer than so many others

She was the cutest little girl

Totally sweet and innocent

Then she married and lived in the ‘burbs

Had her allotted number of 2.6 kids

She raised them to be good people

And they made her a grandma

Her whole life was her family

Now, her busy days are long gone

You can always find her sitting on her porch

Her favourite coffee cup in her hand

She smiles as she waits

Maybe for her kids or grandkids

But most likely, she waits to make sure

That she will be here when tomorrow comes

© Poem – III/VII/MMXXVI

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The 1970s

The 1970s

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Before you ask, I did use drugs

It was the 70s, and there were just so many

I would see so many colours

Most of which never existed

Now, I have brought them into my home

God, I really miss the 70s

© Poem – XXV/VI/MMXDXVI

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Only Us

Only Us

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I am sure that you know

Since our very first date

Whenever we are together

The rest of the world does not exist

There are no cellphones ringing

No one yelling and no television

Look around and you will see what I see

Just the love that we share for each other

I hope that for all the time we are together

We will be the only ones anywhere

Just the way we should be

© Poem – XXIII/VI/MMXXVI

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Writer’s Block

Writer’s Block

by Lord R.e. Taylor

So many ideas rushing around

Swirling in my mind

They block everything else out

Even my thinking about sleeping

So, the night goes on, ending with morning

Still, my mind is working overtime

Trying to make sense of the senseless 

Finally, I sit down with my keyboard

I start my next novel

The masterpiece I have always wanted 

But only one word comes out

Not even that great of a word

The word “A” appears on the screen

Then my mind goes blank

Not a single idea in all that empty space

A tear forms, and a decision has been made

So I share my shortest poem ever

I hope you all like it, because that is all I have

At least for the next few days, when I try again 

Maybe then I will find a second word

Who knows 

© Poem – XXII/VI/MMXXVI

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The Abandoned Mailbox

The Abandoned Mailbox

by Lord R.e. Taylor

There's a mailbox out on Route Ten

No one knows it is there

Cars do not pass by anymore

The road was abandoned years ago

But that mailbox is still alive

Holding one last letter from 1943

The names can no longer be read

Time took them away long ago

All you can read is that date

No one knows what the letter says 

It could be a soldier coming home

Or a soldier killed on a field in France

It might be better for us not to know

And let the stories write themselves

© Poem – XVI/VI/MMXXVI

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The Real Reality

The Real Reality

by Lord R.e. Taylor

How are we supposed to know

What is truly real

What vision is completely man-made

Or maybe a vision made by a machine

The things they tell us could be real

Or it could be a story created to be fake

Things we see are the same way

A person could be a person

Or a bunch of pixels made by a computer 

It is too bad when we have two worlds

One real and one electronic

And we cannot tell the difference

Not that it would make any difference 

Both realities are pieces of crap

So please don't believe either of them

And make up your own truth while you still can

© Poem – XVI/VI/MMXXVI

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Best Memories

Best Memories

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Just the two of us

In the place where we met

The salty smell of the ocean

And the rhythm of the waves

Everything is the same as forty years ago

When we shared our

first words

And our first of a billion kisses

Under the light of a tropical sunset

The beach is mostly silent

But we never noticed

Even after so long, we hear our own music

Music that no one else will ever hear

We dance our most romantic dance

And in that moment, we promise our love 

Not only for the next forty years

But for all time and beyond

© Poem – XIV/VI/MMXXVI

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Stars Of Love

Stars Of Love

By Lord R.e. Taylor

So many points of light

Lighting the night sky

Balls of fire billions of miles away

Are we the only ones with our own star

Created to give life to our little rock

Life which covers every inch

But it is possible we are all alone

That God didn't create anyone else

Surely every point of light has a planet

And more than a few hold life

They may not look like us

But they are also God's creations

Family we never knew existed

But family we should try to meet

At least that way we would not be alone

And the universe may become a bit smaller

© Poem – VIII/VI/MMXXVI

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Damp And Dewy On An April Morning

Damp And Dewy On An April Morning

By Lord R.e. Taylor

It was such a hard week

Way too much to do

No time to just relax

Even sleep was lacking

But Saturday morning came

Quiet and peaceful

Even stepping outside was paradise

Every blade of grass shone like a diamond

Tiny drops of springtime dew

Stepping off the porch I forgot

That week no longer mattered

Every drop took away another memory

And, at least for a while

I was happy

And I was in Heaven

© Poem – VII/VI/MMXXVI

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Your Time Left

Your Time Left

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The minutes are going faster

Months are nothing but blurs

And years are non-existent

The older you get

The faster the time flies

You know that most of your time is over

The time ahead gets shorter every day

So, no matter how fast time flows

You should live your life minute by minute

And you should try to enjoy each one

Sadly, they will run out before you know it

© Poem – II/VI/MMXXVI

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My Palace

My Palace

by Lord R.e. Taylor

My palace

A place for just me

A nice soft bed

With fluffy pillows

No lights or windows

Just a single candle

Burning faintly on my nightstand

Barely enough light to reach the walls

Still, I lay alone in my bed

Looking at the flickering flame

Watching the candle become nothing

I mourn for the loss

But, I also mourn for me

My heart feels a deep emptiness

Knowing that I am losing my one friend

And knowing that it can never return

© Poem – I/VI/MMXXVI

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Never To Say Goodbye

Never To Say Goodbye

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The call came in the evening

So many friends were around

My family all left

Heading for the hospital

Left alone I knew something

But there was no way to be sure

In that time she took her last breath

Her heartbeat softened and ended

Then my mom was gone

And I never got to say goodbye

© Poem – XXX/V/MMXXVI

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Opal

Opal

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I look at that flower

Just outside my door

A beautiful bluish rose

Seeing it makes me remember

The first time I saw your eyes

As blue as the most perfect opal

The first words we ever said

And the look when I first kissed you

I remember all of that and so much more

Everything that makes you who you are

A proud, independent woman

One the world should be proud to have

And the woman I am honoured to love

© Poem – XXX/V/MMXXVI

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An Uneasy Morning

An Uneasy Morning

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Usually morning is a symphony

Leaves rustling in the breeze

Kids on their way to school

And millions of birds

Every species all together

Owning every tree you can see

But there is a scary side to mornings

Those rare mornings with no breeze

No kids laughing and playing outside

And the trees dead silent with no birds

Even your heartbeat and breathing are silent

It is then when if feel like world ended

Or maybe you have left that world behind

But if you have patience the world will return

The breeze will blow, the kids will play

And the birds will once again wake you up

Then your life will be normal

And you WILL be happy

© Poem – XXVI/V/MMXXVI

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She Came From The Fog

She Came From The Fog

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She stepped out of the fog

I never heard her coming

Turning around, she was there

She walked to me as if she knew me

Touching my shoulder, she smiled

Then she said something I didn't expect

She told me that my life was perfect

It was full of love and creativity 

She added that the Fates were watching

Setting everything in motion

Pushing me forever forward

Then she stepped back into the fog

Entering without a sound

Yes, she was gone

But knowing her for even a moment

That made my life so much better

I thank the gods for that little horned girl

© Poem – XXVI/V/MMXXVI

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When the Mind Wanders

When the Mind Wanders

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He never knows when it will happen

Maybe when he is in bed, barely sleeping

Sitting in his office, while he works

Or even if he is doing nothing at all

His mind starts to wander 

Not to unknown fantasies

Rather, to memories he did not seek

Scenes lost to years past

Still, he remembers each of them

And he looks back on them in amazement

Because he knows they are a part of him

Parts he will always treasure 

© Poem – XXII/V/MMXXVI

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Jimmy Didn’t Understand

Jimmy Didn’t Understand

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The child was about three years old

Not even old enough for school\

But he knew his Mommy and Daddy were good people

They would never, ever harm him

But one day he found a new “toy”

Daddy must have been playing with it

Sadly, that day he forgot to put it away

Little Jimmy knew how to play with it

He had seen Daddy playing with it before

He knew just how to hold  like Daddy did

Daddy wasn’t home but Mommy was

Jimmy was holding his new toy

Mommy let out a scream

The toy exploded with a loud crack

And Mommy fell to the floor

Jimmy tried to wake her but she was going

She looked at him and said, “I love you”

He really had no idea what he had done

He just knew that Mommy was sleeping

Jimmy was sad as she “slept”

He couldn’t understand that she would never wake up again

Hopefully Daddy will still love him when he gets home

After all, it was not little Jimmy’s fault

© Poem – XXI/V/MMXXVI

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The Curse of What If

The Curse of What If

by Lord R.e. Taylor

What if...

They are only two small words,

Harmless enough when left alone,

Silent, so long as they do not lean toward each other.

But the moment they touch, something in the dark stirs.

A door unlatched, a wound reopened, a shadow that follows you home.

It asks only one thing of you:

What if I had chosen differently?

That is enough to send the mind drifting into places it should not go,

Through the graves of the past,

Through the choking stillness of the present,

Toward futures that linger like ghosts beyond a locked door.

Some paths might have spared you,

Others still move behind you, soft-footed and patient.

That is the curse of those two words:

They can bury you in a life that never happened.

© Poem – XVII/V/MMXXVI

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Because Of A Letter

Because Of A Letter

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I had no idea it could happen

I had no idea it would happen

The day I saw your letter

Even without knowing you

I just knew that I felt something

It wasn’t love

It couldn’t have been

But there was something

We had to talk

We had to meet

When we did I saw something in your eyes

And when we did I meet knew it WAS love

Until this day and on to eternity

My heart and soul will always be yours

© Poem – XV/V/MMXXVI

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Fantasies

Fantasies

By Lord R.e Taylor

Everyone has fantasies

Beautiful tropical lands

The perfect job

The perfect kids

And the perfect house

There is one problem with that

Something you cannot avoid

Nor can it ever be defeated

They are the infinite possibilities 

The ones twisting in our futures

So, please don't take things seriously

You cannot ask for what's coming

You cannot say no to it

So, just deal with it the best you can

And just smile and get on with your life

It is all you do anyway

© Poem – IV/V/MMXXVI

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Invention Of Time

Invention Of Time

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Who was the guy who invented time

I would really love a chance to meet him

Maybe find out what he was thinking

Why are there only twenty-four hours

Why can't a day be twelve or thirty 

Or...why do we need hours at all

We could or would never be late

Nor could we ever be too early

Think how nice that would be

There would be no tomorrow

And we would never have a yesterday 

A lifetime without the rules of time

If only that man could have paused

Maybe just a moment longer to think

If only the tavern didn't have to close

And neither would I 

Maybe life would be just a little better

© Poem II/V/MMXXVI

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The Reason He Writes

The Reason He Writes

by Lord R.e. Taylor

He doesn't want to be famous

He doesn't need to be rich

For him, life is just creation

A chance to share thoughts

And maybe even a feeling or two

He does love it when people read his stuff

If he can make them laugh or cry

Or even just make them think a bit

He will have completed his purpose

And for a little while, his life is complete

© Poem – XXVII/IV/MMXXVI

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ANZACS

ANZACS

by Lord R.e. Taylor

They were never asked

All they saw was that their country needed help

Trained for weeks and shipped off

No one knew what would happen

But everyone knew what could happen

Thousands of young men fought

Many died a death never dreamed of

After years of fighting and death

Most came home as heroes

Others are buried in the land they defended

They are all truly remembered one day a year

We make sure that Anzac Day will never be changed

And that we will never forget

© Poem – XXV/IV/MMXXVI

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Fire In My Mind

Fire In My Mind

by Lord R.e. Taylor

There is a fire always burning

It has very little heat

And even less smoke

Yet it destroys my thoughts

Tears them to pieces right before me

I pray to God to extinguish the flames

Maybe allow my mind to work as it should

I am not asking to have it back forever

Just an hour or even just a moment

Long enough for me to have a single thought

Long enough for me to remember you

And some of the love I had for you

That would be all I would ever need

And all I would ever want

Is that too much to ask for

I do not think so

© Poem – XIII/IV/MMXXVI

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Her Unique Place

Her Unique Place

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I do have to admire you

You can be so relaxed

Not a thing will bother you

It is as if nothing exists around you

Your entire world is the warm sun

The sound of the birds in the trees

And the cool breeze caressing your face

Somehow, you have found what we all want

A unique place in reality

A minute away from everything

And your very own one-of-a-kind happiness

Please do not let the universe take it away

You may never get it back

That would destroy your very soul

© Poem – XVI/IV/MMXXVI

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The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Pathways thousands of years old

Walked by so many people

Shaded by a tropical canopy 

With wildlife watching from everywhere

Legends are spoken of sparsely 

Some are better left to the vault of the ages

Yet everyone knows they are safe 

Blessed by idols created when the world was young

Three massive towers of stone

Eternally guarding the valley

The Three Sisters watch for you

They will always protect you

That is their promise and their purpose

© Poem – XIII/IV/MMXXVI

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That Lonely House

That Lonely House

by Lord R.e. Taylor

That old house

Tattered and shredded

She may have been abandoned 

So many years ago

She has been left to decay

By people who just didn't care

I found her on a long ride

Sitting there, I could hear it crying

It never asked to be built

Now, all it wants is someone to drive up

Maybe walk on her porch

Or look in the dirty windows

I knew at that moment she was to be mine

Now, she is the one place on the whole planet

The one place my heart can be at peace

Just relaxing in the most beautiful place ever

© Poem – VIII/IV/MMXXVI

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One Country, One Saviour

One Country, One Saviour

By Lord R.e. Taylor

The world is falling apart.

Allied leaders stand back,

Calling it someone else’s problem.

History remembers when that happened last—

When Germany and Japan advanced unchecked.

Europe might speak German today.

Australia might speak Japanese.

But one nation intervened,

Turning the tide without complaint.

Now those same nations turn away again.

Next time, that nation may not answer.

And only in its absence

Will they understand what they lost.

© Poem – VI/IV/MMXXVI

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My Love For You

My Love For You

by Lord R.e. Taylor

All it takes is a small flame

It could be nothing more than a spark

Just enough light to see each other

To see the beauty in your eyes

To feel the soft beat of your heart

And dream of hearing your voice

That small flame is so much more to me

It opens the gateway to my Heaven

And allows my love for you to grow

© Poem – XXVII/III/MMXXVI

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