she flashed her wickedly
seductive smile,
all resistance melted,
a scoop of ice cream
on a hot summer day;

Kind words are free; offered by th
They edify, they comfort, they beg
But words unkind cut deeper than a
They hurt and destroy even across
Thus, with your words be careful,

When I was a young teen, she was
She knew all about me, because I
Knew all my skeletons, on her I c
Ain’t my sweetheart, just a really
As always, life intervenes, and we

She promised to come soon
And only a few days remain
Tension and excitement
Driving me insane
Soon we’ll be together

He flipped a coin, his resolve to
Heads, he doesn’t; tails, go forwa
Yes, full speed ahead; with all ha
It’s a toss-up; a challenge, an ex
But is it right? Leave everything

After thirteen years
I bid farewell
To a faithful friend;
My constant companion
When I was all alone!

it rained; rather it poured!
sheets and buckets of water
fell in just a few hours;
our street became a river!
got a text from city hall

She sat on the porch watching the
In a swing, she and her love sat e
But now she sits all alone and in
Praying it will go away, and none
F Aparici 05/08/2018

I locked the past in a little box
Hidden in a corner of my mind
Around it, a yellow ribbon
That someone left behind...
Sometimes, I go and open it

A thousand poems he’s written
Just to pledge his love undying
Sadly, she’s still distant and unc
And his verses are unread and forg
First time he saw her, he’s been b

The sun has set; it’s time to let
And the moment’s come to bid farew
To slights that in our hearts dwel
To anger and hurt; for it is after
Tomorrow’s the future, it’s a fres

the journey begins
wherever we may be…
the train won’t leave,
unless we say so,
for the future

Unread my rhymes could be, it matt
Even if all my poems gain no accla
Satisfied will I be and bear no s
For my time and effort won’t be fo
Words I write describe the beauty

I looked and chose a thick one
Tossed it sideways into the water
Grimacing; sticking out my tongue
One, two… Quickly, it goes under…
Then she looks around, a flat one

Our past life, it matters not
When our misdeeds are forgiven
With a clean slate, we start afres
And with eyes clear, we see heaven
Forget the past? Never must we!

I’ve got a splinter in my lil fing
So I’ll need a needle to take it
A sharp samurai ain’t worth a ding
Unless my finger, I can do withou
But should one night, I meet a ni

i’ve tried to find meaning
in everything I see,
but sometimes a sunset’s
just a moment to cherish!
often times I have stopped

Yes! ‘tis the promise of another d
All of God’s blessings on their w
White clouds for always, never gra
And so, every night, this we pray!
Over the far hills, peeks, the sun

Like fine gold
Seven times purified
Her heart is pure
Love alone burns inside!
Not a speck of ill

An emotion, ephemeral and fugitive
Swept him when he saw her last nig
Bitter rage, childish and primitiv
But then he realized, he has no ri
Yes, the feeling drifted away quic

Five years ago, we met
I’ve been in love since then;
I prayed for someone such as you
And you came down from heaven!
I’ll be with you for always

A pale gold light in the far horiz
As morning shadows retreated quick
Vanishing totally with the midday
But then, shadows reappeared slowl
Cloaking all things before day is

Today, it appears my world is blac
Yin and yang; utter darkness, bril
No shades of gray, either bliss or
The sadness I will keep; the joy
© F Aparici 05-11-2016

His whole world ended; it was yest
His hopes for tomorrow quickly per
When the love of his life passed a
His dreams, like a thin mist, vani
She’ll always be the lady of his y

Tied to the bedroom door, a yellow
His heart skipped, throbbing in hy
As the nervous thrill of anticipat
Overcame him completely, yes indee
For there it is, in unblushing fas

No one cares about the past; I kn
I’ve locked it away; threw away th
Got no use for it, be it now or ev
I choose not to recall unpleasant
I’ve loved, I gave it all; now I’

Once, a child I was; long, long t
Those days forever gone, they didn
Now, as grey cells go; mem’ries fa
Soon I may forget friends I used
Time flies fast, while I await wi

Someday... someone…
Will wander into your life
She’ll rock your world; turn it up
She’ll put an end…
To all of your emotional strife

A faint scent of jasmine
Stirred up an emotion
Long, long dormant
She wore it often
Her magic potion

Out with the old, in with the new
Spring cleaning time, everything m
Old fangled ideas out; to them bid
For it’s time to watch our possibi
Friends that drag us down, let the

I doubt, but I hope not to sin
I hesitate but cynical I’m not
I wish my faith will strengthen
And my unbelief be finally forgot!
F Aparici

Rolling meadows stretch into the s
Treetops glow in myriad shades of
Flowers bloom brightly in the suns
In rainbow colors; what a perfect
But the mercury is rising, an omin

Once upon a time there was an old
All by himself in a secluded mount
A rottweiler lived with him
Only ate cookies and cream
Sadly, he wouldn’t bark; intruders

I live in a four-walled box
A TV, a couch, pictures on the wa
But my heart is homeless
A sweetheart, no one I can call
Night time in this big city

In a fetal position
I lay on the floor
In excruciating pain
I never felt before…
Pain, none can assuage,

Suddenly, pangs of loneliness crep
As he sat at a corner table all al
Months since any of his friends, h
Nor has he spoken to anyone on the
Unanswered, his calls have been