SPECULATING MINDS
It is
A river
Of money
She sails
On...
Or so
They
Believe.
Easy earned
Money
Falls at
Her feet.
Money
Bracelets
She wears
On both
Her wrists
And finger
Rings
Of the same
Upto her
Fingertips.
So much
Money
She dresses
In it
They say
When funnily
Enough,
They have
Never actually
Seen her
In any
Of the
Above...
It's all
Supposition
And speculation
All hearsay
Of the
Idle and
Jealous
Minds
That have
Never earned
More than
Two times!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
A NEW YEAR
A clear
Morning
Dawned
Painting
The sky
Gold.
It held
Great
Promise
Intense
Beauty
And a gentle
Touch
Of love.
Birds flew
Across it
Partaking
Of the
Moments.
Their wings
Tinged
In gold
Love filled
Their souls.
A little bird
Came to
Me.
It perched
On my
Shoulder
Twittering.
Joy, it sang
In my
Heart
As it filled
With hope
For a
New start.
Yes, a new
Year had
Dawned
In a sunrise
Song!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
OUT WITH THE OLD
There's a
Very old
Someone
Ready to
Give in
To no
Longer being
Around.
None shall
Cry
When it
Happens...
There will
Be
Much drinking
And celebrating
With song
And laughs
As the
Very old
Someone
Slips into
A new
Young one.
Fireworks
In the
Sky
Cheering
All around...
Promises
Will be made
Only
To be broken
At dawn.
Yes, a very
Old Someone
Shall soon
Be gone
Making way
For the
Young one
Full of
Hope.
Be thankful
And move
On!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SEASONS
Winter now
But soon
It'll be
Spring
And then
Summer
Will roll
In
And thereafter
Autumn
And Winter
Again.
We should
Be glad
And grateful
For every
Season
That we
Get to
Be part
Of,
As it is
Nature's giving...
Let's revel
In
All the four
Seasons
As and
When
They arrive
And leave
For life
Is
Much Too
Short
To begrudge
Nature's
Gifts.
Think about
It!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WHAT A JOY
She was
Wide awake
A sudden.
It was still
Dark out...
Turning
Onto
Her side
She saw
A giggle
Worthy site.
Rising quietly
She tiptoes
Across the
Room
To where
Her roomie
Now stood.
Clearly he
Was munching
A very
Delicious something...
Upon a
Closer look
She realized
It was
A bamboo
Stick.
Frowning,
She turned
On the
Light.. .
Her cute
Friend
Dropped
Out of sight.
The munching
Continued
For a while
She smiled
As she turned
Off the
Light.
Eat happily
Panda Boo,
She whispered
Softly to
The room.
Crawling
Back
Into bed
She saw
Climb under
The covers
Too.
Snack over,
Panda Boo
Burped
And rolling
Over
Began to
Softly snore.
She smiled
As her
Eyes closed.
What a joy
It had been
Panda Boo
To behold!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE WISE GIRL
The girl
Watched
As all
The gifts
Were
Opened.
She waited
Her turn
But it
Was a
Wait
In vain...
She didn't
Get any
Presents
That Christmas day.
Shrugging
She sat
Aside
Hugging
Her one
And only
Teddy
To her
Side.
The two
Spoke
In code
Comforting
Words.
All the
Other children
Played
Happily.
They had
Received
Their share
Of gifts.
The girl
Smiled
With the
Knowledge
Of a
Wise one.
She knew
This...
That even
Though
No present
Had been
Given to
Her,
There was
Always
Next year!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TINGRING AND RINGTING
It was
A very
Cold day,
When Ringting
And Tingring
Went out
To play.
They loved
The cold
You see
And soon
They were
Happily
Shivering.
The wind
Blew
Through
Their fur
Making
Them giggle...
"Oh! let us
Go back
In."
Tingling
Said
Through
Chattering
Teeth
"I fear it's
Too cold
Out to
Be."
Ringting
Looked upset...
"Oh! where's
Your sense
Of fun?"
She snapped.
Tingring sighed
Quietly,
He had
To please
His twin-
The lady.
On they
Went
Two pandas
In the
Cold
At play
But soon
Both
Were lost
And snatched
Away.
Long story
Short,
They reached
My home
On
Boxing day!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
