Friday, 5 June 2026

HOW THE RAIN BEGAN

HOW THE RAIN BEGAN


Oh,  the M,oon
Hit the
Sun.
It was bad,
Hurt a
Lot
Caused
Much pain.

When lovers
Break apart 
This is
What happens!

The.day
Star
Withdrew
From sight
Refusing to
Shine.

Being a 
Gentleman,
He quietly 
Cried.

His tears
However, 
Fell on earth
In heavy
Torrents...
Making the 
Sky reflect
The Sun's
Feels
And letting
Earth drench
In tears.

For long months
The day
Star, wept
His sighs
Were heard
Across
Many lands
Making people
Despair
Wishing for
The star
To 
Shine again.

Finally, 
All the elders 
From every
Earth tribe
Requested
The Moon
With the
Sun 
To reunite.

Their plea
Was heeded
And the 
Moon
Reunited
With her
Love

Then there
Were bright
Days
For months
On end!

Every year,
Though,
The memory 
Of the 
Heartbreak
Haunts
The Sun
And he weeps
For months 
Until the
Moon,
Makes him
See
She won't ever
Again
Break his
Heart and leave!

    FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Monday, 25 May 2026

TO MAMA


TO MAMA

Your smile
Cradles
My fear
In Calm.

Your gentle 
Hands
Hold my
Own
In tender
Care...

The best
Part of 
My day
Is 
When I 
See you
As my
Eyes.
Open.

That Quiet
Kindness 
In your
Tone
Soothes 
All my
Worries.

Yes, you are
One in 
A million 
Star brights...

My Mama
My best friend ...

I could go
On
But I know
You know
Feels are 
Stronger than
Words.

I love you!

      FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Saturday, 10 January 2026

LIVING

LIVING

The morning 
Came
With a
Gentle sigh...

Birds flew
Across
The canvas
Of heaven...

I looked 
Up and
Smiled,
Another night 
Had passed
I was 
Alive!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES

Tuesday, 6 January 2026

BE CAUTIOUS


BE CAUTIOUS

Talking
In my
Sleep
I spill
Secrets
I ought
To keep. 

So wrong
To myself 
I thought
As I 
Decided 
To keep
Awake
Night and
Day 

Drinking
Coffee
To remain
Alert 
Became
My mission...

How long
Itd work
I didn't 
Know
But I just
Drank
Cup after
Cup
Until my
Head hurt,
Eyes burned
And body
Yearned
To stretch...

Secrets
Had to
Be kept
Though
So I have
Been awake 
For many
Long
Years...

If you 
See me,
Don't approach.
To talk 
Or I.may,
From
All the pent
Up energy 
Punch
Your face
Off!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Monday, 5 January 2026

THE ENCHANTRESS

THE ENCHANTRESS 


Gather around 
For a
Story song.
Said the
Enchantress
Fluttering 
Her eyelashes. 

They obeyed
In a
Trance...

She began
Her
Telling
With intense
Feeling...
They listened
Oooh'd and
Ahhh'd
Living each
Moment
Of the 
Tale.

She sang 
In varisd
Tones,
So the
Story song
Came to
Life...

The audience
Was under
Her spell
As the story
Unfolded...

Much too
Soon
It ended
Or so
They felt.

Not one
Of them
Realized 
The tale
Was
Three sixty
Five 
Days
Long. 

The year
Long story
Song
Was lived 
In a daze,
All along!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Sunday, 4 January 2026

RINGOLET

RINGOLET

The streets
Were quiet
With
Anticipation...
At any
Moment,
She would
Appear.

She was 
The princess
Of fairness
And happy
Dreams. 

It was 
Said
In her
Palace
She had
Little
Beings 
Who lived
In bubbles
And spoke 
In squeals.

They were
Her people
And she,
Their princess
Queen. 

Her land
Was
The fluff
Of dreams!

Now, she 
Appeared
With
Such radiant
Beauty
And beside
Her
Was the
Bear named
Pinky.

The crowds
Cheered
As she
Walked by
Spreading love 
And joy
To all
In sight.

Ringolet
Princess queen
Of Lantern
Goofs
Won the
Hearts of
Humans
Too!

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

*Inspired by The Pepprns and Wars of the Mind*

Saturday, 3 January 2026

GHOSTLY RENDEZVOUS


GHOSTLY RENDEZVOUS 

Taken in
By the
Dark,
She stepped
Out
In her
Night gown.

Enchanted
By no
Light,
She walked
In a 
Daze.

Eyes closed 
Clearly
Asleep,
She went 
Forward
Like a 
Zombie.

There were
Few
Out And
About
At that 
Hour
And they 
Saw her.

Took fright 
They did,
Seeing
As she
Was all
In white ..

It was
A ghostly
Sight!

The woman
Walked for
A while
Until
She came
Upon a
Bench
On which
She sat.

There, he 
Appeared
Out
Of deep 
Shadows...

Sitting beside
Her,
He embraced 
Her to
Himself
So tenderly...

For long 
Moments 
They stayed
That way...

Then just 
Before dawn
They parted
Ways.

One to the 
Shadows
While the
Other,
Back in doors.

It was an
Eerie
Sight
To behold.

Unforgettable,
The story
Gets
Resold!
FREDERIKA MENEZES