THE HEROINE
There are
Many a
Tales
Where
The hero
Is a
Male...
Tall and fair
With
Light eyes
And hair
Or perhaps
Dark, tall
And handsome
A heartthrob
Either way!
The heroes
Fight
The bad guys
And win
Over
Hearts
Leaving the
Impression
That
They are
Worthy of
Praise
And admiration.
Oh but every
Tale
Has a heroine
Too
And in this
Rhyming one
It happens
To be
The one
Writing
This story
Rhyme!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
KITTY TALE
A little kitten
Looked
Up at
Me
While I
Sat under
A tree...
It payed
At my
Leg
And meowed
So loud...
I picked
It up
Holding it
Close
To my heart!
There, it
Soon
Fell asleep
Purring
Contentedly
While
I softly
Sang to
It.
I looked
About me
Realizing
It was
Way past
Evening...
I had sat
Under the
Tree
At dawn
So I could
Paint
A tale, a rhyme
A song...
I did it
All
In picking up
The kitten.
That,at me
Had pawed!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
A REQUEST
Dear Life,
How are you?
I hear
Through the
Grapevine
That
Something has
You low...
O Life
Once again
You
Shall rise!
Just put
Your thought
To it
A strong positive
Vibe
Saying to
Yourself
I'll be more
Tham just
Fine.
Think of
Running,
Skipping and
Jumping
Through and
Over
Hurdles
Life,
Then you
Will be on
Top of the world!
Sing and recite
A song
A rhyme.
Tell a joke,
Laugh...
The world is
Short of
Chuckles
And melodies...
Life,
You can give
It
Both!
Pull together
Stand straight
For you are
Incredible
In every
Way!
So Life
Do we have
A deal
That you will
Kick
That low something
Off of you
And be
Awesome again?
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LOVE TALE
There was
Once
A ring
Who
Was the
Wonder
Of every
Other
Of its
Kind...
It had
A dazzle
A sparkle
A very
Captivating life!
Every eye
That saw
It
Felt
Aww
For it spoke
With its
Beauty
To them
All!
The richest
Ladies
Tried
It kn
But
The moment
It slid
Upon their
Fingers
It no longer
Shone...
They, disappointed
Took
It off
Leaving it
They,
Other rings
Chose.
One might
Have felt
Sad
That such
A beautiful ring
Could not
Be had
But it dazzled
And sparked
As if
To say
A fair lady
Shall
Adorn me
One day!
And so
It happened
That a
Lady of
Fair heart
One day
Of tbe ring
Caught
Sight...
She decided
That she
Loved it.
She took up
And slipped
It on...
The ring
Happily
Dazzled and
Shone!
It exclaimed
That
The
Lady was
The One!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
Master of
My life
What have
You planned
For me?
I am
At
Your mercy!
I sir all
Day
I do what best
I can
With
Talents
Given me
By
Your generous
Hand...
MASTER OF MY LIFE
You willed
Me
To be a
Rhymer
And that
I am.
You desired
I should
A painter
Be
And that I
Am
You see.
I create
In color
Just as
You
Wished me to
I create in
Honor
Of
You!
A photographer
I am
As well.
You indeed
O Master
Gifted me
Well.
I thank
You
But I need
To know
What is
Your plan
Fot
My life
Before my
Eyes
Forever close...
I suppose though
The answer
Is
Yours
Alone to know
All right
Master
I place my
Faith
In
Your decision!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE WIND AND ME
I sat watching
Hear the
Wind play
A symphony.
It melted
My heart
It made
Me.
Want ro
Slow dance...
Just as I
Started
To sway
The wins
Its music
Changed!
I got to
My feet
In a
Twirl and
A skip...
This went on
For several
Minutes...
The wind
Yet again
Changed its
Tune
Thus making me
Wear
My ballet shoes!
Eventually
I grew
Fatigued
And sat
Myself
Back down...
The wind
As though.
In sync
With my
Feelings
Dropped to
A whispering
Melody.
I closed my
Eyes
To this
And soon
Fell asleep.
What a delightful
Dream
I dreamed...
One wherein
I was
With the wind
Dancing!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE CLOUD FAMILY
One day
The clouds
Were.
At play...
Chasing Each
Other.
Across
Blue hills...
The ground
Wad
Rocky
So the youngest
Cloud
Took
A tumble.
It scraped
A knee
And back
And bruised
Some ribs!
Ouch! Owww...
I am
Out!
Exclaimed
The young
Cloud.
Stop all
Play
To attend to.
Me
I say!
Aww
We want
To play
Complained
The others
Don't be selfish
In your
Ways.
Rest
A while
Until you
Feel well
Then
Join us
Again!
No, no
Absolutely not!
I refuse
To rest
Without
You lot!
They all
Paused
Their
Game
And sat around
The young
Cloud
Easing her
Pain...
Once she felt
Better
They resumed
Playing
Together!
What ate
Siblings
And best friends
For
If not to
Be there
For one another
When there's
A fall?
FREDERIKA MENEZES
