Hundreds of Poems Hundreds of poems have I written Few have read them, fewer care But what bug have I been bitten? And why do I continue to share? I guess writing has me smitten 8 4
Suzie Once upon a time in a village by t There lived a lady whom we shall c She likes to work all day Till the sky’s dark and gray She toils non-stop for she loves t 4 3
Summer Haze Purplish summer haze Nebulous faraway hills Watery mirage Hot sweltering day Atop the giant oak tree 1
The Third Steward All the talents that we have been From His bounty, gracious and ove Bury them not underground to lay f Let them light the sky, bright and The third steward; let us not emul 4 2
Ocean Breeze Life’s at ease with an ocean breez When you taste the salty air in yo And you feel the swaying of coconu As you watch the birds and passing The morning sun soothes and warms 2 3
Broken she reached across the bed, but he’s gone! a dark feeling embraced her, but the deepest sadness too... her spirit’s broken 2 3
Moment... When our moment becomes just a mem And today lapse into tomorrow Will it be a nightmare or a reveri When you think of me; please let m For moments with you will never ag 2 3
Trials The strong breeze blew my cap away Chasing after it was simply futile And I watched it fly over the qua Into the sea; and I could but smi For it’s been that kind of a day 2 3
Jewels She peeked into the room lit dimly And in tiptoes, she moved cautious Not wanting to wake up the baby She stared at her ever so lovingly Teary-eyed and overwhelmed with jo 2 4
The Gall of it All... In a fetal position I lay on the floor In excruciating pain I never felt before… Pain, none can assuage, 3 3
Strand of Pearls He could taste the salt in the air As they walked by the frothy sea It was so cold but they didn’t car Her face is all that he could see They hugged tightly to keep warm 5 5
Self-Made Man A self-made man he is; that! he te Even when I care not to listen, b Well, he’s my good friend He’s faithful to the end So, I plug my ears when he’s with 2
From the Dark Ocean Incredible, amazing, living in an Days often sunny, the nights alway Then comes a hurricane All that wind and rain Terrifying storm that from the dar 2 2
a prayer away worry and panic drag us down towards misery and despair often, we wear a big frown and love we can’t even share there’s no joy in the air 1 3
The Roach One day in the garage we saw a big It wasn’t moving, I thought it wa Even so, I got a broom The critter met its doom My wife quite frightened, she won’ 2 3
Blackbirds Black birds all in flight Acrobatic explosion Darkening the sky Bad weather coming As the starlings warn the world 2 3
misled oh yes! she made a huge mistake! companionship; all she ever wanted so, she dated a man she met at a w quite old he was; still, the man s lo! he turned out to be an oversex 2 2
Midnight Clear Autumn leaves lay on the ground All gathered in a four-foot mound A cold breeze lifted some around The world’s truly winter-bound Alas! The non-evergreens are bare 9 8
Pompeii Giant balls of fire Lit up the ebony sky Terrorizing all Houses left and right Set ablaze heavenly flames 4 4
Never Goodbye 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 8 7
Bluebonnets The roadsides gleam in morning spl Robed in the blooming garb of spri Bluebonnets, flowers of every imag A rainbow tapestry; the bees are m Frantically, I searched for heave 4 4
Misunderstood Misunderstood, inscrutable, She’s an enigma; A paradox, mysterious; White-hot as magma She exudes magnetism; 2 3
The Trash The past, I put away in a paper b And threw it with the next-day’s t I went to bed feeling good, But sleep didn’t come in a flash For I remembered the olden days 2 4
Yellow Ribbon 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 2 4
The Move The movers came today; three short One by one they carried all of his To the yellow truck, while under h They were careful; followed all hi With a smile he says goodbye to th 2 3
Officially Retired Monday morning I’ll tarry in bed Grab a book; read an hour at least No need to rush, I’ll wallow inst My free time, a hundredfold increa A yawn! Lazily, I’ll open my eyes 3 2
The Lumberjack 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 2 3
When With You The evening breeze not as refreshi And the silvery moon not as bright Behind dark clouds, stars are hidi But I’m with you; so, lovely is t When without you, something is mis 4 6
Uncluttered The debris that weigh us down, It’s best to let them go To compassion, open our hearts And let the feeling show Let the flotsam float away, 2
Twilight In the twilight of my life I’ve more yesterdays than tomorrow I reminisce about the past And recall moments of joys and sor I think about my days of youth 2 5
The Power of the Ball... There’s a billion and a half reaso I stand in line, hoping for a wind So that I’ll relish the rest of m Aaaah! The magical power of the b F Aparici 01/13/2016 1
Fine Gold Like fine gold Seven times purified Her heart is pure Love alone burns inside! Not a speck of ill 4 4
Thirty-first of June Much longer it’s taken Is the end even in sight? Or must we wait till when All our hair turns white! Wish we can travel again 1
Sunsets and Ocean Blue Just can’t paint, nor write songs Sadly I take terrible pictures to But I do the next best thing I write about it, for me and you So, always armed with pen and pape 4
Warrior... As a youth, I felt like superman An immortal, an ultimate warrior But life tempered my outlook Sadly, now I have become a worrie © F Aparici 1 2
