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
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
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
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
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
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
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
