THE RAINBOW
...and there
Was
A rainbow...
A gorgeous
Seven lane
Road.
Each lane
A different
Hue...
Oh to walk
On
Which would
I choose?
Surely
A tough
Choi e
To make
I pondered
Over it
Hoping
The rainbow
Wouldn't
Face.
It stayed
So
I stepped
On it
And walked
Across
Across
The colored
Street...
With each
Step
I saw
A dream
Come true.
Seven dreams
In Seven
Hues!
Hurrrah!
Such joy.
I has done
It and
Reaching
The end,
I'd found
Gold!
I heated
It up,
The pot
Of gold
And dashed
Back Across,
Back to
Earth.
Infinity richer
Then
When I'd
Left
To walk
On the
Rainbow!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
PROUD BLOOMS
The flowers
Sat
In a vase
Looking pretty...
All who
Upon
Them gazed
Admired
Deeply
Their beauty.
They were
Proud
As they
Stared
Abput.
We are
Beautiful
They sang
To each
Other
Praising
Themselves
One
After the
Other.
Such
Arrogance
In the
Blooms,
It was
Almost
Unbelievable...
It all
Came
To a sudden
Halt, though...
The flowers
Were thrown
Away
For one
Single
Rose!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE WINKS
I thought
I saw
The moon
Wink
At me.
I couldn't
Be sure
So I kept
Looking
At it.
Sure enough
It winked
Again.
This time
In definite
Flirtation!
I blushed
Deep
Turning
Shyly
Away...
The moon
Watched me
With a
Smile
On its face.
A rush
Of
Feelings
Coursed
Through
Me...
I desired
To kiss
The moon
You see.
I turned
My face
Upward
Lips puckered
Ready
To kiss
But the
Object
Of my
Crush
Had vanished
Behind
A cloud
Of dark..
Wait, I whispered
Let us
Kiss.
That's when
Dawn
Caressed
My lids.
I knew
Then
It had
All been
A flattering
Dream!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE WHITE PAGE
.
A blank
Page
Stared up
At me.
It was
Inviting...
Come, it
Said
Fill me
With
Your writings.
I thought
About it
Wondering
If my
Scribbles
We're fair
Enough
To fill
The
Whiteness.
Oh, come
Now
Don't hesitate
I'm waiting
For you
To jot
Down
Your say.
The page
Spoke again
I nodded
Okay
And started
To pen
My thoughtful
Rhyme
Onto the
Page so
White!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WHILE IT RAINED
It rained
It poured
And all
The while
Booglie Boo
Stored.
Fast asleep
Next
To me
Booglie
Talked in
His sleep.
Tickle me
Pink
Tickle me
Blue
Tickle me
In every
Hue...
I sat up
Puzzled
Having no
Idea
Of what he
Was
On about.
I curl
My toes
Indeed
My whole
Self
Into a
Ball...
I'll roll
Around
So you can
Tickle me
Not!
I realized
Booglie was
Talking
About
Our game...
I laughed
Quietly
As I leaned
In to
Hug him.
In my
Arms, he
Woke up
Eyes heavy
With
Sleep.
Oh goody
Mumbled
Booglie
Let us play
The Tickle
Game.
I smiled
As I nodded
Yes
But first
Let's get
Some sleep
You and I.
In agreement
We cuddled
Together
The rain
Kept falling...
Soon we were
Tickling
Each other!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SET TIME
Fifteen
Minutes
To pen
Down
A poem.
Not just
Any
Poem
But one
To boggle
The mind
And touch
The soul.
The sun
Was
Rising
While
The sky
Blushed.
She felt
The warm
Embrace
Of dawn
Around
Her
Warming
Her whole.
Such a
Sight..
Two lovers
Meeting
To share
A quiet
Revelation!
Oh i loved
What I
Saw...
It took
My breath
Away
Even though
I didn't
Know
What the
Revelation
Waa.
I wrote
It down
In a
Rhyme
All under
Fifteen
Minutes
Of time!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TOGETHER
They sat
Together
Each
With their
Thoughts...
One felt
Joy
While the
Other
Bored.
One's mind
Raced through
A bright
Future.
The other
One
Paused
On the
Moment
They were
Together.
Where to
Now?
Was one
Thought.
Oh what
A lovely
Future
Was the
Other!
Thoughts
Dreams
Crossed
Paths,
Never once
Meeting
One another.
Clearly
The two
Were opposites
Yet
Perfect
For one
Another.
Together
Their world
Was
Brighter,
Happier
As each
Guided
The other!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SHE AND I
I looked
In the
Mirror...
What I
Saw
Was
A stranger.
Who was
I?
I couldn't
Answer.
I turned
Right,
I turned
Left
Yet, I
Did not
Know
Myself.
It isn't
Me,
I said.
It simply
Can't be.
The face
Was mine
The hair
Too.
So were
The eyes
And nose,
Lips and
Ears...
It was
Me but
Not really .
Something
Sure was
Missing.
I glared
At the
Looking
Glass
Willing
It to
Reveal
The secret...
Only
The girl
In the
Mirror
Just stared
In mocking
Silence.
I looked
For a
Final
Time
Before
I laughed
Turning
Off
The lights,
Stumbling
Back in
Bed
I realized
She was I
Sleep
Deprived!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE BET
I nearly
Lost
The bet
I made
With
A friend.
If I
Did lose
It
For sure,
I'd be
Losing
Everything...
I quickly
Began
To scrawl...
The race
Against
Time,
Lay in
The scribble
Of
These Lines.
I jotted
Down
Every thought
Wayward
Or not.
I simply
Had to
Write
A rhyme
Running
Against
Time.
I did
It
Winning the
Bet...
It was
A moment
To be
Extremely
Glad.
I am
Just that!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LESSON LEARNT
The day
Was warm.
The air
Whispered
The promise
Of rain.
She stepped
Out
Without
A raincoat
Or umbrella
Thinking
In the
Car
She'd be
Safe.
After all
It was
A drive
She
Was going
On!
The going
Was
Smooth
Until it
Started
To
Pour
And the
Car
Hit
What appeared
To be
A pothole!
She tried
To backup
And forward
Bur
The tire
Was stuck.
After many
Attempts
And curses,
She knew
Getting out
Was the
Only option.
Help
Wouldn't come
In any
Other
Way
Unless she
Sought it.
She did
Just that
And got
Drenched.
Lesson learnt
She
Promised
Herself
To not
Ever
Step out
Without
An umbrella
Or raincoat
Again!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TANNED
There he
Was
With a
Beer in
Hand.
Lounging, he
Was
Trying
To get
A tan.
The day
Was
Bright.
The sun
Hot...
As time
Went by
It
Got hotter
But he
Just stayed
Splayed
Like
A drunk
Spider!
The aim
Was to
Get
Tanned
Not
Burnt...
Drunk as he
Was though
After three
Beers
The difference
He forgot.
So, he
Lay there
Getting
Crisp
As Can
Be...
It'd be
Delicious
If he
Were
A
Meal!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
DAYDREAMER BOOGLIE
There was
Booglie
Relaxing
With a
Cool
Drink.
His eyes
Sparkled
With daydreams .
I looked
Into
Them
And saw
Us
Walking
Along the
Water's edge
The sand
Between
Our toes.
With laughter
Burnling
Up
And the
Breeze
In our
Faces,
I saw
What he
Dreamed
Of...
I loved him
So
For he
Dreamed
Of us
Being ourselves
Ad a
Whole!
Booglie
My daydreamer
In his
Daydream
To me,
He proposed...
Saying yes,
We danced
From the
Daydream
To the
Present!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SHOW
The sun
Shone
Brightly
Draping
Me
In gold
From.head
To toe.
Glorious
I felt,
Like
A
Princess.
I Danced
And sang
With gentle
Vouce
And light
Steps...
I felt
Watched
By eyes
I knew not
Still,
I sang and
Danced
On.
All of a
Sudden
A veil
Covered
The sun
In Gray...
The gold
Vanished
From
My whole...
There I
Stood
Frozen
In a
Dance move
And a song
Note.
How long
I know
Not.
But then
Came
The rain
Drenching
Mr
Completely.
Coming
To my
Senses
I dashed
Indoors.
The show
Was
Over...
What a
Performance
Deserving
Thunderous
Applause!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
ONE OF THEM
I walked
The halls.
All was
Quiet.
The sound
Of hush
Filled
The air...
Every step
I took
Felt like
Intrusion
On a
Silent
Cry...
My shoes
In
My hand
I walked
In quiet
Reverence.
Oh
I saluted
The stillness
Of those
Standing
By
Theirs
Was the
Place
I knew
And it
Had been
So
For ages
Gone by..
I walked
On
Never leaving
The halls,
Going
Nowwhere
But forth and
Back.
One of
The stills
I was...
Only difference,
I walked!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
...ON ANOTHER DAY
It sat
On the
Railing
The pigeon
Clad
In Grey.
It cooed
Ruffling
Its.
Feathers.
It was
Waiting
For its
Lover!.
It cooed
Again
Calling
To
The Love
It longed
For...
I watched
Waiting with
Bated breath
Would
The Love
Come or would
The pigeon
Fly
Lone?
I watched
It a sudden
Take flight...
It took
Itself
Off and
Away...
Clearly
Knowing
Love
Was to be
Met with
On another
Day!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE GAME
It was
A lovely
Day
So, I
Thought
I'd go
Outside to
Play.
With my
Ball,
I played
For Long
Hours
Outdoors
I stayed.
The birds
Were
Cheering
My game
While
The breeze
Gently
Refreshed
Me...
It was
A game
That beat
All games...
I won
As I scored
Goals
Against
The imaginary
Team.
The sun
Dipped
When I
Returned
Indoors
Flushed with
Victory.
Oh,
What a
One man
Team!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE DREAM
Oh
It took only
A moment
To realize
The dream
I'd dreamed
Wasn't
Mine.
It went
Back
Yeats
To the
Heart of
A dreamer
Someone
Who
Loved
Envisioning
The future!
The one
Who
Dreamed
Was
At heart
Fair
And saw
Everything
In tones
Of happy
Not sad!
I had
The dream
Sowed
In
My soul
One day
To see
It
Real
Just as
The Master
Dreamer
Had intended!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LOVE
Love is
Funny.
Love is
Dull.
It's at
Times
A heavy
Weight
On the
Skull.
At other
Whiles
It's precious
And true
Love is
A couple
Of
Loons!
Oh it
Mischievously
Dangerous
Yes, it is.
Love is
The song
Of life
Leading,
And
Astray those
Who
Know the
Words
To irs every
Line.
Love, it is
A true
Lie!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
BUTTERFLY KING
A butterfly
Flutted
From
Flower to
Flower.
I admired
Its Beauty...
In the Garden
Of so
Many pretty
Ones,
This butterfly
Was
The prettiest!
I whispered
Quiet
Praise
Upon it...
Somehow
It heard
Me.
Across the
Garden
It flitted
To where
I sat...
Poised
On my
Finger!
O pretty
Butterfly
I greeted
It.
How delighted
To see
You
Am I!
Oh, it is
My honor
It spoke
In a
Soft tone
For you
Are
The queen
Of
All blooms.
I, a queen?
Laughing
I asked...
Not possible
I affirmed.
The most
Beautiful
Queen
Indeed,is
What you
Are
The Little
Pretty said
I reaffirm!
Laughing
Quietly
I blew
It a kiss
And lo!
It turned
Into
The King
Of my
Dreams!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE PERFORMANCE
There was
A loud
Clap of
Thunder.
A lightning
Bolt streaked
Across
The sky.
The cliuds
Began
To sing...
The parched
Earth
Drank in
The clouds'
Words
Quenching
Their thirst!
I heard it
All
As i watched
The rain
Fall...
Words
Of
Songs
Written
By
Fluffs
Of water...
Who knew
A thunderstorm
Held such
Showmanship?
Through
The whole
Storm
I was
Entranced.
Marveling
At
The wonder
Of
Lighting, thunder
And rain...
The songs
From the
Sky
Feeding earth
With
Passionate
Claim!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE PLAN
Lazily, I
Yawned.
Ditting
Up,
I looked
Around.
Not a
Soul
In sight...
Good, I
Thought
No one
Would catch
Me
At what
I'd next
Do!
Yes, I had
A wonderful
Plan
To raid
The fridge
Of
Chicken
And ham.
I decided
To play
Unwell
And threw
My Head
To one
Side
And Softly
Cried...
They
All rushed
Fo
My side
Fussing
Over me.
Cradling me
In their
Arms,
To the kitchen
They took
Yours truly.
Awww
Poor thing
Is hungry
Do saying
They began
Feeding me
Chicken
And ham
Just ad I
Had thought
And planned!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
GRUMPY
Saw the
Grumpy
Face
Peering at
Me
As I
Sat reading
Like a
Dark
Cloud it
Looked on
At
What I
Was
Doing.
I stopped,
Closed
The book
And leaned
Back.
The face
Came
Nearer.
It kept
Staring
While it
I kept
Ignoring!
Through
Half closed
Lids
I could
See,
Grumpy
Staring at
Me.
I fought
Back
A laugh
Pretending
To sleep
As
Frowny
Eyed the
Book
I was
Reading.
It
Was
All about
Laughter,
Smiles
And cheer.
Everything
Grumpy
Was against.
Frowning
Deeply
Grumpy
Fled from
Me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SECERET
It started
To pour
When I
Wad
Outdoors.
I had
No umbrella
Or raincoat
So I simply
Danced
Under the
Heavenly
Downpour.
I met
The falling
Drops
With glee
Knowing
Well
That in time
The sun
Would
Dry me!
I said
Nothing
To the rain
Lest it
Feel sad
And leave...
The deal
Was
A secret
Between
The sun
And me.
I let
The rain
Soak
Me
While i
Danced
In its
Company
Letting it
Believe
It had captured
Forever
And wholly!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
DANCING CHIMES
A tingling
Sound
Roused me
From
My nap.
I looked
Around
But no
One
Was about.
The tingling
Came again.
This time
I stood
And paced...
Looking
Everywhere
Yet not
A thing
Caught
My eye.
Tingle again
And again..
But where
From
I did not
Know.
Then I
Looked
Up
And saw
The wind
Chimes
Were dancing
With
The wind
At their
Heels.
That was
The
Tingling
That woke
Me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SCUPLPTOR
Squiggly
Lines
Fill the
Pages
Of the
Book
I an
Reading.
I laugh
I frown,
Even
At times
Shed a
Tear...
The lines
Are
So dear.
They are
Prose
And poetry
Such
Feelings
On pages
Never
Before
Have
I seen.
I read
It all
Over and over
Not getting
Enough
Of
The lines,
My heart
Aches
For
Encores!
So much
Joy
And beauty
In lines
So squiggly.
The writer
Must
Indeed be
A word
And line
Sculptor!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE LOUD BANGS
A loud
Bang
Woke me
Up.
I sat
Straight
Trying
To understand
From where
It had
Come.
Beside me
Booglie
Slept
Like
An angel!
A smile
On my
Face
I gently
Caressed
His brow
Whispered
That
I loved him
And fell
Back
Oh the
Pillow!
Just as
Sleep
Closed my
My eyes,
Another
Loud Bang
MAde
Me
Sit upright!
I looked
Around
But there
Was amiss...
It was then
That
My Booglie
Mumbled
In his
Sleep...
Fireworks,
Crakers
I'm so
Excited!
I knew
The source
Of
The
Loud bangs
Was
My ever sweet
Booglie
Full of
Gas!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
