Wednesday, 22 October 2025

LESSON LEARNT


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 

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

TANNED


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 

Monday, 20 October 2025

DAYDREAMER BOOGLIE


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 

Saturday, 18 October 2025

THE SHOW


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 

Friday, 17 October 2025

ONE OF THEM


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 

Thursday, 16 October 2025

ON ANOTHER DAY


...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 

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

THE GAME


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 

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

THE DREAM



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 

Monday, 13 October 2025

LOVE



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 

Sunday, 12 October 2025

BUTTERFLY KING

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 

Friday, 10 October 2025

THE PERFORMANCE


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 

Tuesday, 7 October 2025

THE PLAN


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 

Monday, 6 October 2025

GRUMPY



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 

Sunday, 5 October 2025

THE SECRET


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 

Saturday, 4 October 2025

DANCING CHIMES


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 

Friday, 3 October 2025

THE SCULPTOR


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 

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

THE LOUD BANGS



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