In the porch, a swing painted whit
Where starry-eyed lovers used to s
Now empty in the morning sunlight
For hearts no longer in unison bea
F Aparici. 05/07/2018

His life’s a carousel, round and r
No ups, no downs; nowhere his dest
A pointless voyage, to somewhere n
And in his grasp, a one-way ticket
He wakens, the day’s a mirror of y

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

Love comes not from a vacuum
It appears not from thinnest air
Love does not suddenly bloom
It requires nourishment and care…
Love begins with admiration

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

Each time I see her
I’m convinced more and more
That heaven got it wrong
For I adore her
Forever she’s my Lenore

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

A raven cawed
Fear struck my heart
Chills quickly engulfed me
All so unexplainably
It seems so odd

Once, a child I was
A long, long time ago
But mem’ries fading fast
As grey cells slowly go
Sadly, those days are gone

The sky’s grim and pitch black
The moon and stars have hidden
Behind the sinister rain clouds;
A nether world, light has forgotte
Then a bright flash, a beam of lig

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

Smiles in our faces, oh! this joyo
As the strings of the Ninth perme
A spring in our steps; a lilt in o
Joy in our hearts, there’s no room
For the world’s been reborn; sprin