SUMMER AND ME
The waves
Upon rocks
Crashed
As I stroll
Down
The river way...
I watched the
Sun
Peep at
Me
Through
Misty
Clouds
Light Grey!
A beautiful
Moment
In many
It was
As I
Asked
Summer
To stay.
Come on
Linger
A while
More
That I might
Enjoy
I said
For, the rain
Isn't my
Heart's
Friend.
It leaves
Everything
So dull
And wet!
The sun
Dipped lower
As though
Bowing
To me
As if
I were
It's queen
And it
My king!
I shall
Remain
As you
Wish
It whispered
To me on
The wind
Kissing
Mt cheek!
I smiled
Content...
As I walked
Home
I knew
I'd won
Summer's
Hand!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WHAT I BELIEVE
Sometimes
I
Wonder
What life
Is all about...
For, I hear
People
Say
It's hard
And that
One must
At times
To one's
Fate
Surrender.
Why?
I ask
Give up?
One should
Always.
Fight back
And not
Give in
Like.losers.
But I know
There are
Those
That
Taunt
Uttering words
That haunt
One's core...
Oh such
Unfairness
I've never
Heard before!
Each to their
Own
Is what I
Believe and
Say
Let us
All
Live our
Lives
Our way!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
NOT TRUE
Oh, accuse
Me not
Of lying.
It makes
Me
Sad
And feel
Like
Crying.
I do not
Tell
Untruhhs.
It isn't
Who I am!
For, to lie
That,
One must
Be
Of a stone
Heart!
Tall untruths
Are like
High
Winding paths...
At every
Turn
One never
Knows
What awaits
One...
I will
Never chance
It.
So hurtful
It is
That you
Say
I lie
To get
My way...
I shall talk
No more
Of this
For doing
So
I only fall
In deep.
And oh
How my tongue
Itches
To speak
Lies
If only to
Hear you
Say
I told
You so
With a satisfied
Smile!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
YOUR BLANK PAGE
Sleepy eyes
Do wake up
It's a new
Day
A new page
You must
Fill up.
With tales
Of your
Doings...
Fill the
Blankness
With
Your dreams
Paint pictures
With words
That they
May come
To life!
Come along
Sleepy eyes
Blink awake
It is
Already
Today,
The dawn
Has risen
To greet
You.
I watch
You slumber
And pray
That your
Todays
Be full of
Your dreams
Come to
Life
When each
Day
You awake
And fill
Your blank
Page!
FREDERIKA. MENEZES
SHE
I hear
The litter
Patter
Of tiny
Running
Feet...
That's when
I know
She's outside
My windows
And front
Door!
Her steps
Like music
They make
My feet
And fingers
Tap...
Without
Realizing it
I am
At her music
Show!
She is pretty
When calm
And dangerous
When angry
Her powers
Are beyond
Human
Capacity.
I love her
Yet
I don't
For if and
When she's
Around
Away, the
SUn
Goes!
She brings
All to
Their knees
In Thanksgiving
Or grief.
Oh
Only
She can
Do both...
Her name
Is
Rain
And she's
Feared and
Revered
In equal
Measure
In mankind's
World!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE GAME
There was
A loud boom
And a
Crash...
I froze
In fright
Rooted to
The spot
Afraid to
Move
Left
Or right!
Another boom
Responded
And i
Ducked
Cowering...
What was
Happening?
Then, there
Was a
Tip and
A tap...
These followed
More of
The same...
With my eyes
Closed
I thought
I was going
Insane!
It all went
On
For quite
A while...
Eyes shut
Tight
I was a
Statue
Of true
Fright
Someone
Somewhere
Took a photo
And the camera
Flash
Revealed
My whole.
A voice
Whispered
In my
Ear
Then
And said
It's only
Thunder
Lightning and
Rain...
Be not
So terribly
Afraid!
It's the
Angels at
Play!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LOVE'S PLAN
Love watched
Me
With a keen
Eye...
It planned
Quietly
To steal
First my heart
Then, my
Mind!
I lived oblivious
Like a
Fool
Thinking
All tbe while
I was cool.
There came
A point
In life
When I paused...
A mistake
It was!
Love saw
Its chance
It stepped
Across my path...
Our eyes
Met
My soul
Danced
And my heart
A best
It skipped.
I fell
And
Love caught
Me...
Oh, how
Wonderful
Live
Turned out
To be!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUCH A WONDER
I stared
At this
Page
Snow white
Blank...
I willed
Myself
To
Think
Of something
To scrawl...
Anything
At all!
Words took
Off
In a hurry
And sentences
Joggdd...
I called after
Them
To please stay
That I might
Put them
On the page...
It stayed blank
Though
However much
I tried
To write
A story
World!
Then
After a
Half hour
I put my
Pen down
Wirb a frown...
And lo!
The page
Stood blank
No more
There, upon it
Were all
These lines
And words!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
MY JOY
I looked
At the
Sky
And lo!
The sun
Was bright
And high.
I smiled
Indulgently
Nodding
A greeting!
A ray
Pierced
My soul
While my heart
Danced
A summersault.
Such delight
So much
Fun
To be out
In the sun!
I told him
To stay
And not
Go away...
For he is
My one and
Only
Gold ray.
Irreplaceable
In every
Way!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WORD POWER
The written
Word
Holds immense
Power.
It can change
The past
And map
Out
The future!
We all carry
The ability
For change
In talk
And written
Lines on
A page.
Always
Remember this
That you
May change
A life...
And in so
Doing,
Turn, for
The better
The course
Of time!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SUN RAY AND ME
A ray Of
Sunlight
Kisses
My face...
Warm and caring
It spreads
Like
An embrace!
I revel in
It
Whispering
Hold me
To the broad
SUN beam...
Warmed and
Safe
I do feel
After a day
Of
Angels
Weeping!
I prayed
You'd come
And stay
I say
To the sun.ray...
And in response
The mischievous
Beam
Let's the rain
Mingle with
It.
Thus I am
Bathed
In a
Rainbow
Prism.
Such beauty
In the moment
I'm in the
Spotlight
Of heaven!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
BEATING THE GLOOM
Laughter
To begin
The day
Is a sure
Way
To keep
The blues
At bay.
When one
Laughs
One scares
Off
What one doesn't
Want!
This is
Why
When I open
My eyes
To morning
Light,
I smile, chuckle
And laugh
And in so
Doing
I break
The spells
Of frowns
And ill temper
That were
Cast on me
When in slumber...
It works
Like
Magic,
Like the sun
Parting
Dark rain clouds...
You truly
Ought to try
It out!
So cheers
To a
Bright day.
Just laugh
The gloom
Away!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
PAUE3 IH TRYING
You try
To win my
Heart
Through
A message...
Writing love
Notes
The old fashioned
Way.
It's fun
But not exactly
Romantic.
Indeed when
I read your
Lines
I struggle to
Keep open
My eyes!
So boring
You do get
That Cupid's arrow
Goes
Zigzag..
Can you blame
The old little
Guy?
After all the
Love matches
He has put
Together
Oh he is
Tired!
Just when
He thought
He'd catch
A wink,
You come along
With your
Ridiculous
Messaging!
If you want
My complete
Attention
I say
Be interesting
Or
Simply
Let Cupid
Relax
And allow
Me
Time to
Reflec4 and see
Whether you
Are
Right for me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FOREVER
Sparkly eyes
Look at me
Like stats
In the
Shy
They captivate
My being.
A mischievous
Smile
Throws me
Off guard
Always
Making me
Catch my
Breath!
A little red
Nose
Makes me
Smile
And
Orio like
Feet
It's the whole
Package
I can't resist.
Oh and the
Big heart
Carried in
Tiny hands
It spells
Love
At first sight!
I'm talking
About
Booglie Boo
My Panda
Best friend.
He has my
Heart
Full of
Love
From now
Until
Time's end!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SHUSH
Giggles and
Laughs
Are the order
Of the day
When I
Hear you
Say
What you
Say...
You speak
Like a song
Out of tune
Clearly
You aren't
The talkative
Kind
Are you?
How could you
Be so
When you
Apparently
Rarely
Speak?
Am I wrong
Correct me
If so
For I'd very much
Like to know...
Oh there
You go
Speaking
Again
And me, I'm laughing
Hard
I feel no
Shame!
Oh shush
I can't take
Anymore
Seriously
You had
Better sing
Your words.
Or will
That be worse?
Oh i cannot tell
Any longer
Your clanging
Throat
Has made
Me
Bonkers!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUN BEAM
I stand
Before you
Plain.
Wash over me
Oh sun ray!
It is you
I seek
To warm
My whole
As I live and
Breathe
You are
My soul.
The river shimmere
Gold
In your sight
Silver too
At times!
Oh sun beam
You dazzle
Me
When you
Glow,
I know
The world
Is
Lovely...
So don̈t
Hide behind
Cloudy veils
You are
Life giving
In a very
Wholesome
Way.
Oh sun ray!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE ONCE PEARL
I once
Was known
As the eastern
Pearl
Now my
Beauty
Is
Fading...
I'm hit
And mistreated
Abused by
Admirers.
They call me
Lovely
Paradise pretty
Yet
They won't
Let me
Be!
My face
Is scared
By modern
Time dreams...
My soul
Torn
From within...
All of my
Own
Have abandoned
Me
For what they
Believe
Are
Far better
Rivers and
Streams
Of currency!
Oh, I weep
For what I
Was
And what i
Have become.
A hideoua
Face
A ragged soul,
My heart
Tattered and
Torn.
I am
Not what I
Once was...
I am
Goa no
More!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
KNOWING
Gently blowing
The breeze
Sways
My whole...
Facing the waves
Of life
I stand
Alone.
No hand
To hold
Nor shoulder
To lean on...
I'm a no one
Companion
To the soft
Winds
Of passing time.
My dreams
Are ripples
Upon the shore
Of sighs...
I silently
Cry!
The river
Wraps itself
Around my
Feet
As though
Beckoning me
Into it...
I do not
Swim
Yet I shall not
Drown
For the waters
Will carry
To
Other Shores
Where i will
Not
Sigh
Anymore.
Gently blowing
The breeze
Sways
Me whole...
I know
I must go!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
UNFORTUNATE YOU
Why?
Why do you
Turn me
Away
Making my
Heart beat slow
And to the
Rhythm of
Pain
Sway?
It was such
A smooth
Road
We were on
Until you carved
A.hole
Letting me
Fall...
You then stepped
Back
Not giving me
A hand!
There were other
Things
To do,
Life to live
Instead of helping
Me up
To stand!
Oh, how dare you
To myself
I thought..
As I lay there
Eating dirt!
Then all at
Once
I knew
What to do...
I rose up
And began
Following you
So if you thought
You got
Rid of me
Think again.
You have
Made yourself
An enemy friend!
Beware
For
I am the ghost
Of Miss
Cruel cool!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FOR EVERY MOTHER
A wish
From the heart
That was born
Within
Love...
A prayer
From the soul
That shivers
Within
The frame
Of bones.
Let me
Tell you
About this
Life...
It breathes
In quiet
Strife!
It loves
And defends
It laughs
Even when
Sad...
This breath
Is precious
Above all
Else...
A priceless
Treasure
It is
A rare ray
Of endless
Energy!
What is it
Called, you
Might ask
Why, it is
A Mother
I pen about...!
In reverence
I say the name
My guide
My light
Best friend
Even though
We sometimes
Fight.
In difference of
Opinion
She is
The sense
Quiet fortitude
In times
Turbulent!
Mother
I sought
A gift
For you
But nothing
Came close
To the measure
Of love
That for you
I feel
So I penned
These verses
To speak my
Gift.
Hope you like
It!
Love and hugs
Heart of your
Heart!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
A REQUEST TO TIME
Time, please
Stop
Ticking
Halt your
Fleeting moments...
It does no
One
Any good
Your speed
Riding
The day
Like a racing
Fool!
I sit and stare
Sometimes
Seeing the expressions
On the clock face
Change...
It leaves me cold
Afraid...
Frightened of
What will be
When
Time does strike
Me a raw cruel
Deal...
Will I agree
Ot will I fight
Back?
Again,
Time alone
Knows that!
Fascinatingly wicked
You have been
Since we came
To be
You and me...
I do have
Delightful moments
But they tick by
Too fast.
Time, all I ask
Is let me
Live
The joy
Longer
Don't fly by!
You are
Time
And none
Can stop
You
From running
AwY
With every
Hour of the
Day...
Like a lover
You steal
Moments!
Time
Please slow down
In your
Going
Let me enjoy
Moments worth
Living!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
CALL FOR PEACE
Where is love
When it's need
Most?
What of friendship
And tolerance?
What has gone
Wrong with our
World
Hiding in shadows
Of intolerance,
Indifference?
I sit here
And i wonder...
I ponder
,our world
Amid manmade
Disasters!
It makes
My heart cry
So my mind
Cannot express
My feels...
Do you know
What its like
To want to say
So much
But be trapped
Into silence
By a wailing heart?
Wake up
Leaders
The ones in
Power
Enough of warring
And scarring
Humanity
It's now
Peace's hour!
Let see reign
Long and true
That our hearts
Yours and mine
Beat in contended
Solace...
Give Peace
Her time
To rule and heal
Our broken
World!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
