What A Book Can Offer

What A Book Can Offer

By R.e. Taylor

What can you do in a book

By turning page by page

Reading every word

You can become whatever you want

Do thing that you can only imagine

You can fight a war

See every land you can think of

Become a dragon rider

Or fall in love with a princess

All you have to do is turn off the electronics

Stop playing the games which fill your life

Just buy a book and see what you can find

You may just be surprised

Just One Snowflake

Just One Snowflake

By R.e. Taylor

It has been a long time

But the memories are still clear

Waking up on a December morn

Squinting as your curtains opened

Just to admire a new blanket of snow

So pure and virginal, never disturbed

It was so totally beautiful

But that was many years ago

Now there is palm trees and high heat

Christmas trips to the beach

And roasting snags under the bright sun

How I pray for just one single snowflake

I watch the skies and my hopes fade

No snow again this year

God, I miss seeing just one snowflake

Just Think For Yourself

Just Think For Yourself

By R.e. Taylor

So many rules

Too many opinions

Everyone saying something

No one ever says the same thing

Sometimes it changes once a day

Sometimes a hundred times a second

But it never stays the same for long

What is right

What is wrong

Nobody knows

But everybody tells you

Should you listen

Should you ignore them all

The answer to those are yes

Do both and make up your own mind

That's the right way to be

Informed yet independent

I Am Who I Am

I Am Who I Am

By R.e. Taylor

I am tired of my life

I don’t like who I am

I do not want to be human

I do not want to be a man

I do not want to be old

So, I dug deep in my heart

Thinking about what I truly am

Through all the dreams and thoughts

Only one thing came to me

It was the one thing that I always loved

And it was what I wanted to be

So, now I do not identify as me

I am not a human and I am not male

I am a violet and grey unicorn

So, please accept me for who I am

Or just bugger off

The Scottish Rainbow

The Scottish Rainbow

By R.e. Taylor

In seven days God made the Earth

With water and sky

Animals and finally man

Then He looked at what He created

And He found one land

A land where the people were brave

Defending their land with all they had

Loyalty to not only their country

But even more so to their families

They were also the most inventive of all

Creating a drink which took over the world

So, He decided to show His love for those people

On one visit He waved His hands and the clouds parted

In their place a shining silver rainbow

A rare gift to Scotland and the Scottish people

And a sign of His admiration for His special creation

Tear In The Sky

Tear In The Sky

 

There's a tear in the sky

Allowing my hopes to fly away

So many memories have died

Lost to the infinite space

My past is no longer with me

I can't remember our love

Our kisses or our touches

So, if you can see the same tear

Know that my tears are flowing

And know that somewhere out there

My love for you is out there waiting

Waiting for you to say that you care

And that you cried for me too

That would help to close the tear

So maybe I can find you again

The Perfect Christmas

The Perfect Christmas

By R.e. Taylor

Let’s escape reality

Christmas is coming

We don’t need green grass

We need another place

A place with snow on the roof

Smoke coming from the chimney

And a welcoming light out front

We need to make Christmas complete

There is only one way to do that

We need to go to Grandma’s house

That’s the best Christmas anyone can have

And we will be the ones to do it