STEÀMING KISS
There I was
With
My coffee
Cup
In hand...
I watched
The coffee
Swirl
As the cup
I twirled.
Steam rose
Into
My eyes.
Some magic
Was
At play
Because
When the
Steam
Rose
I saw
Your face
Before
My
Own!
Such beauty
In your
Eyes
It made
Me
Sigh...
Your hair
It flowed
In gentle
Waves
Of
Sunlit
Snow.
And your
Lips
Smiled
Inviting
A kiss!
I leaned
In
Closer to
Your
Face ..
Kissing
You
Made me
Spill
Hot coffee
All over
The place...
Scalding hot,
I yelped
Realizing
Too late
I was kissing
My own
Stupid
Face!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
CAT ON THE ROCKER
I sit
On the
Rocking chair
Gently
Moving...
My eyes
Begin
To Close
And soon
I'm asleep.
The world
Around
Me
From dull
Turns
To light...
I'm in a
Dream flight!
I run around
Gardens
Singing
Joyful
Songs.
The birds
They join
Me
As I
Run around.
Free, I am
Of every
Worry
And care. .
I'll never
Turn back
I promise
Myself!
Just as I'm
About to
Chase
A butterfly,
I'm called
Awake
By my
Name.
No...
I purring
In
Protest.
Just let me
Be
The sleeping
Cat
On the
Rocker.
Dreaming
Dreams
In vivid
Happy colors!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE GHASTLY BEAUTY
I put on
A pair
Of heels
And clickety
Clack
Walked
Around...
My gown
Was
Silver white.
My face
And hair,
A ghastly
Sight!
I moved
Around
While all
Slept...
For a
Scream fest,
I was
Ready...
Should anyone
Awaken
And see
Me!
Passing by
A mirror,
I paused
Looking in...
I liked
What my
Hollow eyes
Saw...
I smiled.
I had to
Wake them
Up
I thought.
They
Had to
See me
The ghastly
Ghostly
High heeled
Beauty!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE DANCE GAME
The waltz
Begins.
The music
Is
Life...
The dancers
Move
In perfect
Step
To the beats
Of lives!
I watch
And marvel...
Transfered
At the
Spectacle.
From a waltz
It has become
A jive,..
From that,
It has turned
To a
Break dance!
Hide and
Seek
To Life's
Every beat..
Oh, the sun
And rain
Do entertain
Upon
The heavenly
Stage.
I watch
In awe
The
Dance game!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TO THE WORLD
I stand
By the
Window
Looking out...
The world
Lives
Engulfed
In a
Cloud!
A cloud
Of
Uncaringness
And
That of
Hate.
A cloud
That decides
Life's fate.
The world
Breathes
Jealousy
And greed!
I wish
I could
Turn away
My gaze...
I want to
Within
My hands
Hide
My face.
I'm looking
Out
From within
Afraid
Of being
The knowing
Victim.
You see,
The world
Knows
It's in a
Cloud..
Yet it does
Nothing
From it,
To get
Out.
It's a willing
Captive
Of unparalleled
Injustice.
Break free
World,
I urge.
Free from
The cloud
Somehow.
Live
Free
Only by love
Bound!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
QUIET COMPANY
A song
Plays
In the
Background...
The room
Is void
Of
Live voices!
She sits
Half in
Darkness
Half in
Light...
She has it
All at
Her fingertips
Yet
From her
Escape
Quiet cries!
People pass
In and out
The door
But they see
Naught
What matters
Most...
Some say
She's brave
So strong.
And still
Others
Claim
She's
A warrior
Born...
Truth be
Told
She is
All of these
And none.
She is
Simply
Alone!
The songs
May play
She may
Sometimes
Sing.
In the
Quietness
Of her heart
She weeps.
Her name
Only I
Know...
I keep her
Company
In
The quiet
Of my
Soul.
She's my
All!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TOMORROW
Tomorrow.
Is
A dream.
We donf know
What theme
It is!
Whether
A popcorn
Crunching
Thriller
Or a
Knuckle
Biting
Horror?
Will it
Be
A teary
Romance
Or another's
Life
Renacted
And caught
Through
A lense?
A fun filled
Laughter
Inducing
Fest
Perhaps...
We don't know
And we
Won't know
Unless our
Eyes
Open from
Sleep...
Tomorrow is
But a
Dream
Waiting
To be lived!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
RUNNING
I was awake
When
A ghost
I saw...
Loud, I screamed
Running
For the
Door!
I paused
On my way
Out
And turned
Around.
Big mistake
This was.
For
The ghost
Caught
My eye...
.it rushed
At me
With an
Otherworldly
Speed!
My breath
Caught
My eyes
Wouldn't blink.
At the threshold
I stood.
I knew for
Sure
I was
Done
For!
Inches from
Me
The ghost
Paused...
Booh!
It said
With glee
I'm no
Ordinary
Ghost
You see
I'm you
And this,
You better
Believe!
Turns out
I was
Running
Away
From me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LAUGHTER
There's nothing
Better
Than good
Laughter
In the morning...
Sleep
Scurries
Away
Taking
With it
Dark
Thoughts
Threatening
To darken
The day!
A smile
A grin
A roaring.
Gleeful
Laugh
Always
Wins.
It Disperses
Teary
Sighs
In a blink....
Then, the
Whole
Day
Is great.
As the blues
Slip
Afar,
Only laughter
Must fill
Our days'
Hearts!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FURRY FURY
The birds
Chirp
As I open
My eyes...
It's a new
Dawn
I quietly
Realize!
My heart
Thumps
Hard
In my
Chest...
With waking
Up
Comes
Fear
Of being
Attacked!
Not today
Nor tomorrow
But one day
The assailant
Will
Strike...
That's why
I prefer
To
Close my
Eyes.
I'll slumber
A while
Longer
To Chirps
Of my
Feathery
Friends.
They will
Try to protect
themselves and
Me
From the
Furry
Fury
That I fear
Will come
For me
And them
Someday,
Somehow
Without
Warning!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THINKING
When i
Sit
And at a
Blank page
Stare,
I know
It's time
For my
Quill
The blankness
To scratch.
With words
And lines
That rhyme
A poem
I must
Write!
On what
Will it
Be though
I don't
Really know...
I will
Think
It over
A minute
Or five...
And lo!
I have
Filled
The blank
Page
With
These
Words
And lines.
Indeed
What a
Rhyme!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE ANGELS' MISSION
Fluffy white
Pillows
Laid across
A wide
Blue mattress...
Angels
Slumber
Dreaming
Dreams!
Cupids
And rainbows
Laughters
And smiles...
Happiness
In
Sighs!
Skipping
Ropes
Hide and
Seek...
These
Are the
Dreams
Angels
In slumber
See!
And when
Night
Falls,
Angels
Turn on
Their
Night
Lamps...
They come
Awake
Intending
To turn
The chaotic
World
To their
Happy
Simple
Dreaming
Sleeping
Place!
Let us
Help them
In every
Possible
Way
To make
The world
A happy
Dreaming
Place!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TANGO LAUGHS
The sound
Of
Laughter
Echoss
Through
The hallways
Of the
Past....
Something deep
Is awakened...
Something..
That's been
Asleep
In the
Heart of
Memories!
When we
Were kids
All was fun
Everything
We did
Was a
Blast ..
Not the
Kind
That hurts,
No.
It was a blasts
Of joy
Childhood
Laughter!
The two
Laughters
Meet...
The present
And the
Past
Dance
A tango...
Seamless
Beauty
Moves
In every
Tingling
Note.
Laughter
Of the
Yester years
With that
Of today
Is a melody
Of the soul
That never
Truly
Fades!
How I'd give
Just about
Anything
Within
The laughter
To stay!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
CHOCOLATE TOOTHPASTE
What if
Toothpaste
Was made
Of chocolate...
Wouldn't that
Be a treat?
Brush daily
Thrice
And creative
Cavities!
Such art
Dentists
Will marvel.
Awards will
Be won
In the form
Of
Fillings.
The yucky
Taste
Will prevail
Until
We once
Again
Brush
Our teeth
With chocolate
Toothpaste!
Oh, a never-ending
Cycle
It will be
But we
Won't care
We'll keep
Brushing
Our teeth.
Afterall
It'll be
Chocolate
Toothpaste
With a hint
Of mint...
A Dentist's
Dream!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUNNY EMBRACE
Sitting quiet
I watched
The sun
As it shone...
It felt
Like
A song
I heard
Played
On a
Harp!
The shining
Day star
Left me
Dazzled
And warm...
It wrapped
Around
Me
Like
An old friend's
Embrace.
Full of
Kindness...
I let myself
Bask
In the rays!
Such joy
Stole my
Soul
I never
Did want
To see
The sun
To go.
And so
We stayed
In each other's
Arms...
The loved
And beloved
For the
Rest of
Our lives!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
GREY SKY, I SAY
I see the
Sky
It wears
A dull
Grey
Mantle...
With every
Passing
Minute
It will
Come undone
I know
And in so
Doing,
Hide
The sun.
It won't
Let it.shine
Nor glow
The sun
It will
Cover...
Oh sky
Clad in
Grey
I beg you
Your
Mantle
Change.
Wear blue
Robes
With gold
Streaks
And let
Those who
Look
Upon you
Enjoy
A summer
Feast!
I'd like nothing
More
Than
This!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WHEN WE MET
I saw you
Way over
There
You smiled
As I waved...
Your eyes
Gleamed
With
A mystery
As you
Winked
At me!
Oh my
Breath caught
My heart
Fluttered...
Butterflies
Took flight
In my tummy
As you
Cams towards
Me!
Happiness
Had
Found my
Soul
As I wrapped
My arms
Around your
Whole.
I knew
Then
In this solitary
Crowded
World
I was no
Longer
On my
Own,
Alone!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
MY SKIPPING HEART
I noticed.you
From afar.
You are
Hard to
Miss
Seeing as
How you
Are
My heart.
Why do you
Skip
Making me
Catch
My breath?
Have you
For my
Life
No respect?
I know you
Care...
I know you
Do. .
I only
Desire
To understand
Why jump
At whiles
I least expect...
Giving me
The feeling
Of you
Coming
Out of
My chest!
Is it that
You like
Skipping
When I
See
Certain things?
Hmm
I believe
I have
Figured
It out ..
My heart
You are
Simply, truly
Looking
To be
Noticed
By Love!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SHOW DISRUPTED
I heard
The rain
Fall
Even as the
Wind
Howled...
My heart
Ached
As I
Watched
The
Dance parade
Go
Awry.
After months
Of practice
And endless
Doubts
Put away,
The tiny
Ballerinas
Stepped
On the
World stage!
The music
Began
With a
Boom
And a Crash
Yes, the
Lighting
Was just
As
In sync.
It didn't
Take long
Though
For the
Wind to
Ruin
It all...
It blew
Hard
So the
Ballerinas
Were
In mid steps
Dispersed.
The
Dance recital
Disrupted!
Ah wicked
Wind,
You've done
The
Little ones
Wrong...
We were
All loving
The show
Until you
Burst into
Your howling
Song!
Quiet now
Let the
Rain drops
Dance
Upon
Their toes
For the
Remainder
Of
The monsoon
Show!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE WORLD'S PORTRAIT
There's a
Raging war
In every
Corner
Of the
World.
They are
Tearing
Lives
Apart.
Rearranging
Feelings
In hearts!
Love turns
To hate.
Trust
To distrust.
Loyalty
To disloyalty.
Friendship
To animosity.
Such
An ugly
And sad
Picture
I know
I paint
With winds
But it is
The Portrait
Of today's
World!
It is
Upto
You and
Me
To change
It all...
To rewrite
Tomorrow's
History.
Can we
Do it?
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SWEETNESS OF YOU
Oh sweet
Laughter
You
Are music
In a dream...
I hear you
And smile
For you
Make
The hard
Times
Worthwhile!
Like rock 'n' roll
You at whiles
Rumble
From deep within
Me
Out through
My lips.
You bring
Delight
You are
Joy.
Laughter
You never
Destroy!
I carry
You with me
Everywhere
I go
That the
World may
Hear you
And join in
The laughter
Call!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
NOT A CRIME
It pains
Me
To
Think
And see
How you
Look at me
Judgingly.
I've done no
Wrong
Only tried
To live
Hurt free
In this
World!
You point
An accusing
Finger
And say words
That
Long after
Spoken
Linger...
They have
Carved
A niche
In my soul
Like bad
Love songs
They play
On repeat
On their
Own.
I listen
And quietly
Sigh
I'm not
High!
When will
You see
I'm not
A drug
Junkie.
I'm just
Trying
To be
Pain free.
It's not
A crime
You know
For I haven't
Broken
Any laws!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
STOP BADGERING
Why, do you
Treat me
Like An
Errant
Child?
Iid like
To know
What I have
Done
To be
Treated
So...
Have you
Not seen
How grown
Up
I am?
If you have
Then stop
Being
An unsupportive
Friend!
Never would l
Put myself
In harms
Way.
For you
To
Think otherwise...
I'm offended.
Oh, it's
A free world
We live in
Do you not
Realize
This?
I can ask
A lot
More queries
But where
Will they
Lead me?
Nowhere
Really
Unless
You let me
Be
And be a
Supportive
Friend
To me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
PAPER BAG FREE
A paper bag
Rides
On the wind...
It is
Pretty
And it
Knows it!
To all
It waves.
A sign
Of how
Friendly
And free
It truly
Is!
The other
Bags
Do not
Bother, though...
They are
Weighed down
By heavy
Loads,
Troubles
Of their
Own...
How they
Desire
To ride
On the wind
Too
It shows on
Their faces...
To leave
Behind, their
Worries
For the
Others
To carry ...
The paper
Bag
Riding high
On the
Wings of
The wind,
In life
It dropped
Every
Troubling
Thing!
The others
Know
This
And they are
Tempted
To do the
Same...
One never
Knows
They may
Well
One day
Throw all
Cares away
To ride
The wind
Waves!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
AGE OLD LOVE STORY
Roiling waves
Crash
And break
Upon
Rocks so
Hard.
As each
Falls apart
I watch
With tears
In my heart!
The waves
They are
Ripples
In the veil
Of the
Mermaid
Bride!
Oh how
Will she
Ever
Walk down
The aisle?
The groom
Awaits
Radiant
In gold...
He shines
His passion
For all to
See.
His love
Lifts
Every romantic
Being!
The two
Meet
Every twilight.
The sun
And the
River bride!
A mere
Mortal
Such
As me,
Lose
Myself
In their
Age old
Love story!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LETTERS
Your letters
Are words
Alive
On a page...
I look forward
To one
Because
I can feel
Freedom
Call to me
Like
A bird
In a cage!
You write
To me
Making me
Smile...
It is something
I haven't
Done
In a while!
I read every
Word you scrawl
Yes I know
It means
A lot.
Letters
Can
Make and break
Lives...
I hope you
Choose
What is right...
Never crush
This poor
Heart
Rather, fill
It always
With delight!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
YOU DON'T KNOW ME
Judge me
Not
By what
You see...
I could be
A pearl
Within two
Shells...
Or maybe
Even a
Diamond
The kind
You have
Never before
Seen!
Do not
Pity
Me
No, don't...
Save the
Sympathy
For those
Real needy!
I am
In my own
Right,
A marvelous
Wonder!
I make
Jaws
Drop
And minds
Ponder
Things
They thought
They knew
About me...
I am ever
Evolving
A one
Of a kind
Human being!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LAUGH ON
Laughter
What a
Beautiful
Sound...
Like tin̈kling
Of bells
And
The music
Of seashells...
It is
The tune
Of a roar
And it is
Like the
Chirping
Of birds...
Laughter is
Like
Ice in a
Crystal bowl.
Undeniably
Musical!
Oh laughs
And giggles
Even snorts,
One can
Never have
Enough of!
The world
Is too
Cold
Too mean
And upsetting.
Hence
Laughter
In every
Good form
Must find
Its place
In minds
And hearts
Of all
Human
Living beings!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TAKE A MOMENT
It's all
A race.
From the
Moment
We come
To life
Awake.
We are
Told to
Decide,
To
Think
No, we
Can't go
Through
Life
On whim!
I ask
Why
Not?
For I believe
Too much
Thinking
Makes
Our
Heads
Drop
And our
Eyes
Close.
Yes
Way too
Much thinking
Makes us,
Before
Our time
Old!
Oh it's
All a
Race.
When will
We
See
Life
In a
Relaxed
Unhurtied
State?
Think lightly
On it
I ask you
Do not
Overload
Your poor
Brain!
Live life
Not
The race!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
DANCING
I slipped
On
My dazzling
Shoes
And
Did some
Real
Smooth
Moves...
The music
Began
To play
And
I waltzed
And swayed!
No arms
Held me.
No partner
Led.
I held
Thin sir's
Shoulders
Effortlessly
As
I moved
My dazzling
Dancing
Shoes!
I heard
Cheering
And loud
Cheer...
I was
The world's
Best
Dancer.
This is
How it's done.
One needs
Only
A pair
Of shiny clad
Feet
To be
The greatest
Dancing
Feat!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
