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30/08/2025

11/08/2025

A Special Woman
by Lord R.e. Taylor

Her eyes shone in the evening light
Capturing the magic of the setting sun
And releasing their own beauty
No, she cannot hide it
Nor would she ever want to
The power of the heavens and beauty of her heart
They combine to create a woman never seen before
One of unlimited grace and beauty
As well as the strongest spirit of any before her
The world should feel lucky that she chose
This time in this space of this reality
A time we needed someone just like her

© Poem – X/VIII/MMXXV
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31/10/2024

The Ride
by Lord R.e. Taylor

From the second of conception
Time begins its endless ride
Always traveling faster and faster
Leaving each breath behind
But we have no choice
We joined the ride before we knew better
Now, most of us are well beyond our prime
Still riding that ride
Collecting memories and feelings
Loving and losing the way the ride intended
We are hoping it will not end too soon
But also hoping it will end when the time is right
However, we do not have a choice
Whenever the conductor comes around
He will look carefully at our ticket
He will be the one to decide what station is ours
When he does that it is when our ride ends
And he won’t care as our ride leaves without us

© Poem – ###/X/MMXXIV
LRET

29/10/2024

The Lunch Counter
By Lord R.e. Taylor

It was a whole other world
No cellphones or tablets
No text messages
People gathered and talked
The most popular places no longer exist
Every afternoon and all weekends
The place to be was the lunch counter
Woolworth’s always had the best
Every store in every mall and street
Great food that never emptied your pocket
And a staff that would make your day happy
No matter what mood you were in
It is so sad that Woolworth’s had to die
Sadder yet, the lunch counters went with them
But we do have memories and pictures
That way, they will always be alive

© Poem – XXVIII/X/MMXXIV

28/10/2024

Hidden Pain
By Lord R.e. Taylor

You cannot tell by looking at someone
What demons are tearing at their souls
How many tears their eyes cannot show
The endless pain that life has given them
Somehow, they manage to survive
Some even manage to thrive
But they keep their pain hidden
They do not want you to judge them
Or make things worse
They want to live the best lives they can
Just like the rest of us

© Poem – XXIV/X/MMXXIV
LRET

23/10/2024

Love’s Promise
by Lord R.e. Taylor

He knows how important you are
His heart only beats when you are near
Dreams of you fill his sleep
And his daydreams show only you
He is proud of having you in his life
An integral part of a very long existence
All it took was for him to look into your eyes
And hear the first words you ever said
Love appeared in that moment
Promising to never leave
A promise it intends to keep

© Poem – XXII/X/MMXXIV
LRET

20/10/2024

British Finger Cakes
By Lord R.e. Taylor

I had no idea she was that kind of girl
One with a warped sense of humor
There were glimpses over time
On Halloween last year I finally fell in love
I told her I loved British finger cakes
Where she got the British fingers, I have no idea
But man, they were delicious

© Poem – XVIII/X/MMXXIV
LRET

13/10/2024

Almighty Imperfections
By Lord R.e. Taylor

I do not believe in perfection
Humankind was not made for it
Even back in medieval times
Artisans skipped a stitch or two
So, their tapestries were not perfect
Sometimes brush strokes were “forgotten”
Or a color was just a tiny bit off from the rest
Again, not perfection
I am one who follows this tradition
An added or missing lettr
A period or comma in the wrong place
The thing is, only God can be perfect
And not one of us is God
So, we love imperfections as our own
A creative way to show tribute to The God Almighty

© Poem – XII/X/MMXXIV
LRET