Friday, 24 June 2022

MEMORIES ANEW


MEMORIES ANEW

Shattered,  it lies
Each bit a memory 
Every fragment
A feeling...

The waves of
Sorrow
Drown it
Winds of fury
Sweep it away...

The broken 
Gets caught in 
A whirlwind!

It isn't a storm
Of joy.
Rather  one of 
Melancholy...

In the whirl of
Wind
The pieces and
Fragments 
Unite
Even as they are 
Carried away...

Oh such is
The splendid sight...
The shattered, whole
Again...

Waves of hurt
Reach it
 No longer
For tne anger filled
Wind
Has carried away 
The debris...

In it's place 
Life anew
Stands, runs
And dances
Creating memories 
Afresh
Rememberences
No longer of 
Pain
But of unending 
Happiness...!

        FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

MY INDIA

MY INDIA

I awoke this
Morning 
With a great awe
In my heart
And on my lips
A glory song...

Of tall greens
And bubbling
Streams
Growing and flowing
With roots
Deep in rich soil
Wàtèrèd by 
Guŕggling waves
Of rivers pouring 
Into brooks and lakes...

About the hard
Working 
Woman, man 
And child
The song
Went on...
Oh how these
Live...
By the sweat 
Of their brow
Along with stolen 
Youth
They make ends
Meet!

The varied hues
From garments to
Ways of life
These form the
Bridge
To my rhyme 
Song...

The brave human
Defenses
Together with intelligent 
Man-made aids
And the brain weavers
Governing my land
Are the chorus
Of this here 
Song...

From dawn
To dusk
I hum  of
The greatness 
That is my
India...!,

   FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Saturday, 11 June 2022

AT THE CENTRE OF CALM

AT THE CENTRE OF CALM


A quiet cry
Rips through 
The bright dark...
Tears fall
In hurt and fright...

All around 
Life is calm!

Pain inflicted
By words
And hands
Meander
Upon the body
Heart and soul...

Smiling through tears
Weeping
Through laughs... 
Hours turn 
Dawn to dusk!

No safe haven
Does life
See...
For In tears
It, this seeks!

Patience and prayers 
Help not
For nothing but 
Talks are the actions
Taken...

Talk is mere
Speech
In the evil
Face of atrocity...!

           FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Thursday, 9 June 2022

SUMMER CELEBRATION SIGHT

SUMMER CELEBRATION SIGHT

Oh, look
A feast is on!
The beautiful birds
Are having 
In a vast blue
Bowl,
Vanilla scoops
Of ice cream...l

It is a party
The king of all
Parties
To celebrate 
The Summer 
Season!

I can see the 
Vanilla scoops
Mingled with blackcurrant 
Ice cream !

Oh, how they 
Enjoy
My feathery friends 
With envious eyes
I look on...

It is not
That I want their
Share
Of creamy coldness...
For should I eat
A spoon
Break wind I shall
And it will not be
A pleasant smell!

Come along then
Summer star
Shine warm and
Bright...

Thus melting away
The birds' celebratory
Delight...

No  longer
Will I then be
Indulging in jealousy...!

        FREDEĹRIKA MENEZES 

Saturday, 4 June 2022

NIGHTMARE DREAM


NIGHTMARE DREAM (inside the being of a war victim)p

I sometimes 
Wonder
If my life
Is a dream...

Where up
Is down
Wrong is 
Right...

Where living
Has to fight
Life!

Perhaps, it is
A reverie
In which I 
Lay
To the bone
Weary...

Maybe, am
Cowering...
Afraid of everything 
Happening around 
And to me!

An internal battle 
Between 
Mind and heart...
Unheard cries
Of àn imprisoned0
Soul...

Could I be 
Caught 
In what I feel,  
Hear and see
In my agonizing 
And treacherous 
Sleep dream?

If this is
Indeed so,
Wake me quick
To a fairer 
Ŕeality...!

     FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Monday, 30 May 2022

TRAPPED

TRAPPED

From where I sit

On my bed

At the world

Outside I peek

Wishing I were

Outside looking in

Instead...


For in being so

I would see

My own  stark

Reality!


A mind bubbling 

With creativity,

A heart

Bursting with 

Love to give...

A soul longing to 

Break free!


In a prison

Of glass and stone

I love

With not just 

Lonesome 

But abuse too

For company...


Such I'll get 

Companions

For no one

I wish

None deserve

This!


My heart, it hurts

With every 

Abusive line

And word...


My mind reels

From harshly spoken 

WordsQ

While my body

It staggers

From the invisibly

Inflicted wounds...


Fear is in me

Who shall

Protect me?


So, from my spot

On the bed

At the world I 

Look out...

Wondering if ever

Someone from the 

Outside will, look

In on me

And from the shackles

I have written of

Set me free...


       FREDERIKA MENEZES 

Thursday, 5 May 2022

LONELY LIFE, BREATHES...

LONELY LIFE,  BREAFHES...

In quiet
She weeps
For life, feels
Alone...

In a world 
Of company 
She is left
On her own!

What of them
Who surround her?
Do these not see
Unshed tears
Nor hear cries
In disguise of
A jolly smiles?

Do they not
Realize
The turmoil
Of this life?

Such fools, why
Are they around 
If they cannot 
Discern
Her unspoken pain
Or heed 
The cry so 
Silently loud!

Must they be
Shaken awake
From their reverie
So they can finally
Clearly hear her
And  her, truly see...?

Life breaches 
Lifeless...!

         FREDERIKA MENEZES