IN DREAMLAND
In dreamland
I am
A princess
And
I wander
With
My
Ladies in
Waiting.
Looking
For adventure
Seeking
Fun.
Meeting
Princes
Along the
Way
And breaking
Their
Hearts.
I am
A free
Spirit
With nothing
To bind
Me.
Oh to be
A princess
Is fine
Indeed!
Riches
Galore
Along with
Folks
Who me
Adore
The life
Of a
Princess
Is never
A bore
Especially
In dreamland
Where being
A princess
Is
So grand!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
ABSENT MINDED
She sang
And danced
Happily.
She was
Going
On a
Trip.
Her bags
Stood
Packed
Full of
All she
Would
Need.
Nothing
She'd
Miss.
Dressed
In a
T-shirt
And jeans,
She steut
About
Like a
Queen
The day
Was
Twenty-four
Hours
Away,
The day
Of her
Leaving.
She hailed
A cab
And got in.
To the
Train station
She
Said
Laughing
And singing!
I'm going
Away
From this
Place
On a
Long, long
Vacation.
At the station
She got
Off...
No bags,
No money
No purse.
The cab
Driver
Demand
His fare
And when
She
Couldn't pay
He drove
Her right
Back!
Absent minded
She unpacked
Staying
Where she
Was
After all!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
NEVER THE SAME
Laughter
Rings out
In
The middle
Of silence.
It is
The sound
Startling
One
From reverie.
Whatever
Thought
Was unraveling
Itself
Stopped short
In its
Tracks!
The laughter
Strong
And contagious
Rings
Out true
Dispelling
The Thought
Of thoughts.
Very soon
Laughs
Ring out
Every
Which way...
The silence
Invaded
By the
Sheer
Insanity
Of the
Sane
Will never
Be
The same!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE LONE ONE
The semi dark
Shrouds
The room.
She sits
With
Memories.
Life has
Dealt
Many blows.
They have
All taken
Their
Toll.
Sbe speaks
Naught
Of her
Hurt
Revealing never
What is
In her heart.
How she
Grapples
With the
Pain...
Oh, how
She
Plays the
Lonely
Game!
Yes,
Semi darkness
Covers
The room.
It is
Her living
Space
Until she
Fades away!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE HUMAN RACE
Like blind
Men
We seek
Our way
In life.
Unsure
Of
Our goals
We
Our futures
Grope.
We try
This
Ans that
Never
Satisfied
With
What we
Get.
We are
The human race
Always
Looking
For the
Perfect
Life maze!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE MERMAID
The mermaid
Sat on
Her rock.
It was her
Spot.
From there
The shore
She watched
Waiting.
Would her
Friends
Come
To spend
Time
With her
Before she
Went
Back
Underwater?
It had
Been
A while
Since
They'd met
But they
Had promised
Once she
Came up
They'd join
Her
For a time
Of fun.
The sunset
Was
Drawing near...
Light breeze
Ruffled
Her hair
The sun
Dipped
As day drifted
To sleep.
The mermaid
Left the.
Rock.
Alone and
Lonely
She went
Back
Into the
Deep!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
MY NEW FRIEND
Footprints
In the
Wet sand
Make me
Feel
Less alone.
I watch
Them
To see
Where they
Go
So I
Might
Follow.
The waves
Kiss
The feet
Imprints...
Soon
They will
Disappear
Into the
Water.
I follow
The Footprints
Heart
Pounding
With excellent!
Perhaps
A new
Friend
I'll make
And a
New adventure
Awaits. .
I'm eager
To fine out
So, the
Footprints
I follow.
I step
On each
Print
And a
Perfect match
They are...
I'm leading
Myself
Along an
Adventurous
Trail.
I'm the
New friend
I've found
In life!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
