Raymond G. Taylor

Joined August 2022

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Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.

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I can feel you
I can still feel you, despite the years Since we said we'd go our own ways, Either side of ocean deep. The tears I never shed
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
A Christmas Belle
You say to me you release me now From our betrothal, from my vow To marry you, wedded bliss. You take away the kiss, The hand softly held,
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
A summer’s day
Shall I compare thee to a summer… Oh! You fail to complete the line, Take a thing that was once mine. No more to share our gaze,
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Whither thou goest
Alcyone, I fear you spurn me, Gentle bonds betwixt us broken. Xanthous hair ne’er more to see, Whispered words unspoken.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
I'm in love with a girl who’ll never know
I'm in love with a girl who'll never know. Her eyes aflame, her skin aglow, Teeth a pithy white, bright as the moon's eerie glow on a calm, clear night.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Anniversary encounter
Another year draws past. No remembrance can surpass Normandy’s welcome: Taylor, James. Invasion of a land in flame. Victory of arms denied you,
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
If music be... study notes
Students of English literature, Scottish dialect or Gaelic language should recognise the quotes from Robert Burns and William Shakespeare in my wee poem If music be the feud. For anyone finding the language and allusions obscure, these notes may help.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
If music be the feud
If music be the food of love, play on. So say thee, Shakespeare, England's favoured son. Ah Burns, dear fellow poet, you're well met.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Stag with a fag
I once knew a beetle called Stag, Who about his great antlers would brag. He would say to the lady Stag beetles, just maybe
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Pterodactyl
Oh, pterodactyl on the wing, To see you soar makes my heart sing. Though not a dinosaur as such, Your graceful form I love so much.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Tyrannosaurus
Please don't believe everything that you've heard. The T-Rex is not such a terrible bird. Though true he is huge, has big teeth, and is scaly,
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
Stegosaur Sonnet
Shall I compare thee to a stegosaur, pray? Thou art more spiky and more ungulate. Rough hands do take the darling spuds away,
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Poets

Raymond G. Taylor

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I can feel you

A Christmas Belle

A summer’s day

Whither thou goest

I'm in love with a girl who’ll never know

Anniversary encounter

If music be... study notes

If music be the feud

Stag with a fag

Pterodactyl

Tyrannosaurus

Stegosaur Sonnet

Achievements (4)