WAKING
The day
Began
With a
Yawn.
Sleep sat
On the
Edge of
Eyelashes
Reluctant
To leave.
A dream
Was
Interrupted
Midway through
A great
One it
Was
It must be
Assumed.
The eyes
Closed for
A brief
Moment
Hoping
Sleep would
Stay.
The three
Had a
Deal
To, with
One another
Stay.
Alas! The voice
Of day
Made
The eyes
Open wide
And sleep
Flee.
It would
Return
Again
Only
When dark
Dawned
In the
Eve!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TO BE FOUND
Laughter
Awaits
For
Me to
Seek
It.
It hides
In shadows
In unexplored
Spaces.
Why?
You ask,
Well, you see,
It likes
Not
Grief and
Strife...
Only
Peace and
Love
It does
Like.
I fear
The spaces
It
Hides in,
Still, I know
I have
To quell
My fears
So I
Can Bring
Laughter
Out into
My world...
This, I will
Do
For Love
And Peace
In my
Life
Reign
True!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LOVE OF HER LIFE
She sat
There
Looking
Resplendent
In gold
Her beauty
Beyond
Compare.
All who
Saw her
Let their
Gaze linger
For long
Moments..
She stole
Their breath
And senses,
She was
A captivating
Wonder.
There on
Fluffy
Cushions
She sat
All about
Her were
Veiled
Maidens
Attending to
Their
Queen...
A poor
Young man
Bent his
Knee
And looking
Up
Asked her
To marry
Him
So in
Love
Was he.
She looked
At him
Long
And finally
Decided
That he'd
Do just
Fine
As the love
Of her
Life.
So
Sunshine
Wedded
Mankind!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE MEMOIRE
The streets
Are
Cold
With bare
Reality.
No one
Moves
About
As far as
The eye
Can see.
It has
Been
This way
For a while
Too long,
Haunted
Memories
Are like
Songs.
One hears
Their
Echoes
Every which
Way one
Turns...
In the
Silence
There's
A heavy
Burden.
That of
The past,
That of the
Present
And of
The now,
The haunted
Quiet
Rings loud.
Yes, the streets
Are
Cold...
An old postcard
Faded of
Color.
Once lived
Along,
Now only
A memoire
Of a
Once sang
Life's song!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE CUTIE PIE
It was
Cold
I saw him
Huddled
On the
Street
Corner.
I felt
The cold
In his
Tiny body
As I
Watched him
Shivering.
My heart
Broke.
How could
Such a
Cutie
Be
Left out
In
The cold?
It had
Started
To rain
As i
Approached
The
Near frozen
One.
When I
Reached him,
Large sparkly
Eyes
Looked up
At me.
They were
Pleading
An unspoken
Plea...
Of course
I will
Hug you
To me,
Take you
Home and
Give you
A hot
Meal.
I whispered
Fervently.
As I drove
Off
With him
On my
Lao,
I know I'd
Never let
The cutie pie
Go.
He was
Already
My world!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
BREAKING THE QUIET
An eerie
Mysterious
Quiet
Envelopes
Me.
I hear nothing
Yet all
Is loud
And clear.
The unsaid
Words
Lay bare
At my
Feet...
I can
Pick them
Up,
String them
Along
Making sense
Of the
Silence..
But I am
Tired
I'd rather
Leave the
Words be.
I want
To shatter
The eerieness
With.
A song, a
Laugh
Anything
As am
Fed up
Of it
Being.
I know not
Why
I remain
Quiet...
It's not
That I'm
Afraid...
I suppose
It's just
Weariness
That
Allows the
Quiet
To stay.
I know
I'll break
It, though
It's only
A matter
Of time.
I shall
Shatter it
Like glass
With a
Scream
And a
Laugh!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
JOY RETURNED
A soft
Knock
On my
Door,
Stirred
Me From
My reverie.
I was Dreaming
Of smiles
And laughs
That I
Hadn't
Had
In long
Whiles...
Oh how
I'd love
To have
Fun
Back again
In my
Life
Thought
I.
The soft
Knock
Came
Again...
I sat up
Wondering
Who that
Could
Be.
Maybe,
A friend
Long unseen
Unheard
From.
Was it
Possible?
I walked
To the
Door
And opening
It,
Peered
Out.
No one!
Sighing,
I turned
Back
But just
As i did,
I felt a
Tug
On my
Long sleeve.
Placing down
I saw
A saw
A sight
That made
Me
Smile and
Laugh.
It was
My best
Friend
Wanting
To come
In.
Oh, what
Joy
Indeed!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TO BOOGLIE'S SURPRISE
Tofu
The baby
Dinosaur
Sat chatting
With
Ziggy the
Gray cat.
The two
Were deep
In conversation
For long
Moments.
They didn't
Notice
Booglie the
Pandas
Approach.
Now, Booglie
Paused
Nearby
And listened...
Tears he
Wiped
From his
Diamond
Eyes...
Always
Excluded
From social
Life.
Booglie snifled
And Sat
Desolate.
In Tofu
And Ziggy
He had
Put his
Faith.
That they'd
Be his
Friends...
Now he
Wept
Not really
Knowing
That
Those two
Were
Indeed
Planning
To include
His lonesome
Self
In everything
They did
Do!
It was a
Jolly
Big surprise
When they
Came to him
Saying
Let's go
About
Having a
Fabulous time!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LOVE
Where in
The whole
Wide world
Did it go,
The missing
Emotion
Called
Love?
All around
There's only
Hate,
Intolerance
And lack
Of understanding
The opposite
Of which
Only
Love can
Bring...
No compassion
Or thought
For another...
Just greed
To hurt, kill
And conquer.
Humanity
Without
Humanism
Is what
Life In the
World has
Become!
I suppose
It has
Always
Been so
In some
Ways
But not so
Apparent
As In
These days.
Love, you
Are missed
And needed
Truly...
Make yourself
Known
To the present
World!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TIME
Time flies
Away
From me
But where
It goes,.
I know not
You see.
Oh, it's
All
Smoke
And mirrors,
A vanishing
Act...
Time performs
It
With precision
On the
Arms
Of every
Clock.
I'm left
With memories
Of the
Yester whiles
Even as
I age
And my
Hair turns
Gray white.
Time holds
The power
To heal
But to
Wound
Too...
Oh Time
You're
Delightfully
Frightening!
If you
Only choose
One
Of the two.
Yes, Time
Flies
Lives age
But I
Intend to
Live
It up
Until
I turn
A vampire'a age!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FOOD DREAMS
The smell
Of delight
Permeated
The air.
I breathed
In lung falls
As I
Sat
Having just
Woken
Up
In bed.
What joy
Filled me...
Delight
Embraced
My heart.
I began
To sing
As I readied
Myself
Breakfast, to
Eat.
It promised
Me
The yummiiness
Of fried
Eggs along
With cheese
With a dash
Of pepper
Coupled
With juice
And coffee.
I rushed to
The kitchen
Gripping
My share
And while I
Ate,
I dreamt.
Once done
Mt friend
Awoke
Me from
My reverse!
The plate, cup
And glass
Sat empty...
I was still
Very hungry
So i went
About fixing
My dream
Meal!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SCREAMER
Awakened
At the
Three
To a
Horrifying
Scream.
I cowered
In Mt
Bed under
Blankets
Thick.
The sound
Reverberated
Through
The
House
Like screams
From many
Not just
One.
Where
Had it
Come from,
Who was
The screamer
And why
The scream?
These questions
Raced
Through
My mind
As i tried
Calming
Down.
There were
No answers
To find
In my frightened
State of
Mind...
I closed
My eyes.
Drifting
Off to
Slumber I
Was
When a
Scream
Ripped
The air ..
This one
Worse
Than the
First.
It made
Me
Jump out
Of bed
Turn the
Lights on
And look
About...
No one
But
A trembling
Ziggy
Did I see...
He was
Asleep
Trapped in
A bad
Dream.
Rushing
I woke him
Up.
Hush now
Sweet Ziggy
It's just
A nightmare.
Cuddling
In my
Arms, he
Fell
Back asleep.
All was
Quiet
As I dozed
Off
Near the
Kitty bed
With Ziggy
In a
Hug!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE GIGGLES
I woke
To a giggle.
Looking
Around,
I noticed
It was
Morning.
I sat up
Quickly
Saying my
Prayers.
There was
The giggling
Again.
I sought
For the
Source
But finding
It not,
I hurried
On to
Get ready
For work...
Giggles galore
Reached
My ears
As zipped
Up my
Outfit.
Who are you
And why
Do you giggle
So?
I questioned
Aloud
Pausing
In my
Chore...
Several seconds
Later
The answer
Came...
It was
A ray of
Sunshine
Peeking
In
Seeing everything.
Oh, it's you!
I exclaimed
Happily...
I went
And stood
Under it...
I warmed
Myself
Up
As I dressed
And once done
I told
It to follow
Me
Wherever
I went!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE STORY
I sat
By the
Sea
All alone
Waiting
For
A
Merman
To come
Along.
I heard
This
Tale
From friends
Of mine,
That this
Merman
Was
One of
A kind.
To each
Of them
The Merman
Had presented
A rose
In attempts
To woo
The one.
Alas, the
Roses
All wilted
Within moments
Of being
Touched.
Now he
Appeared
Oh so
Handsome...
Water
Splashed
About as he
Got out.
Here, this
Is
For you
Lovely
Girl...
I took
The bloom
Blushing
While he
Sang of
Life under
The Sea.
At rhe end
Of the
Song,
The rose
Remained
In full bloom
And he smiled
Saying
Girl,
Ypurs is
The heart
That belongs
To mine!
The rest
As they say
Is
A story
For history
On how
I was united
With the
King of
The Sea!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WAVE COUNTING
Out by the
Sea
There was
I.
I tried
Counting
The waves
And lost
Track
After five...
I began
Counting
Again
Including
The ripples
This time.
I lost track
At ten
And berating
Myself,
Started
Over
Yet again.
It was
Getting
Late
The sky
Announced
Twilight
But I
Wouldn't
Give up
As I had
Counted
To forty-five.
Alas, it got
Dark.
The waves
I could
No longer
See.
I had
Reached
By this time
Up to
The count
Of fifty...
So I let it
Be
And
Turned
Homeward
Happy.
It wasn't
A bad
Achieve!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
IN THE COLD
Silver linings
Golden
Skylines...
The dream,
Is reality
In one's
Eyes.
Autumn
Colors
On falling
Leaves...
Soon
The trees
Shall
Wear
Winter coats
In
Chilling winds.
Snow
Will fall
On streets
Where one
Walks
Among many.
One's
Breath will
Leave
Behind
Puffs
Of smoke
As one
Talks to
Another...
Soon
Everyone
Is.a
Wintery
Ghost!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
ZIGGY
It was
A day
Like any
Other.
Ziggy
Walked about
With
A spring
In his
Step.
All over
Town
Went he,
On a
Shopping
Spree!
A dazzling
Paw band,
A matching
Collar
With booths
To go. .
A Thousand
Dollar worth
Enable
Zicgy spent
As he
Visited
Store after store.
The day
Reached
Noon...
Ziggy stopped
At a bar
Ordered
A glass
Of cold milk
Drinking
It all
Very fast.
There was
One last
Thing
To buy
Before
Going on
Home.
Leaving
The bar
Ziggy saunted
To the
Hat store...
Theire he
Found
A bejeweled
Hat
Exactly
What he
Was looking
For.
All dressed
Up
Ziggy looked
Grand indeed
As he
Returned
Home
A
Thousand
Dollars
Less rich.
What a
Shopping
Spree!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
IN THE DARK
The night
Was dark.
No stars
Or moon
In sight.
Streets were
Bare
Of
Anyone
In sight.
The lone
Figure
Glided
About,
Knocking
On
The doors
And windows
Of every
Houze.
No one stirred
Or spoke
However hard
It
Knocked.
In the Middle
Of
The square
It finally
Stood.
It wailed
Aloud.
What a scary
Sound
That carried
On the
Light breeze.
I'll be back
To see you
Living beings!
So saying,
It swirled
Into nothingness
On the
Light wind...
The air
Was filled
With
The promise
Of haunting!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FLUFFY PILLOWS
Fluffy
Pillows
To lay
One's head
And dream
Of wonders
Never before
Seen.
.
Under
A pale
Blue
Tent
During the
Day
One can
Sit
Or run
On the
Fluffiness
And play.
When daylight
Kisses
The sky
Good night,
The tent
Blazes
In fiery
Light.
Oh how
Lovely
The twinkled
Are. .
One's night
Light
To slumber
By.
Fluffy
Pillows
I do
Like
To play and
Lay on
Day and night!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE PERFECT ONE
Ten to
Midnight
Was all
The time
Left
While she
Danced
In delight
In her
Golden
Gown
And diamond
Shoes.
She twirled
And waltzed
With
Every
Gentleman
Until
The prince
Had
Her
In his
Arms...
He was
Attired
In silver,
His feet
In
Bronze.
They
Made
Such a
Beautiful
Couple
That their
Union
Was
Inevitable.
But the
Hour struck
And she
Took off..
She was
Never
Again
Found...
See, she
Was a
Fairy outlaw
Who lived
Far, far away
And underground!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
HEELS
Slipping on
My high
Heels,
I click-clacked
Around...
My presence
Was
Heard
Not by
My speaking
Aloud
But by
Shoes
Talking
To the ground.
I went about
Smiling
Broadly,
Waving
Hellos
To everybody!
They waved
Back
Gaining
Cheering...
I was
A star
As the
Cameras flashed,
I felt
Elated
At being
Considered
As one
Of the
Best.
A wonder
Feeling
It is
You see,
To walk
Around
In six
Inch heels
On the
Ground!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE CHALLENGE
I set a
Challenge
To all
The poets.
Write
A rhyme
That
Will
Freeze
Time
All agreed
Enthusiastically
But they
Failed
Miserably!
One wrote
Asking
Time
To stop.
Another,
Asked
Time to
Slow down
To a crawl...
All in all
The whole
Lot
Missed
The point.
I had to
Stop them
Amd write
It
Myself.
The challenge
Won
Me
A pat on
The back
Along with
Cheers of
"You're the best!"
I accepted
The praise
With grace...
The poets
Looked
Glum
So, I said
To them
That next time
They'd win
But for now,
I was
This challenges
Queen.
Time indeed
Stood still!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
