In an old, old kingdom, once upon
Wearing a mask deemed a horrible c
Then came coronavirus
Plague from old Osiris
Masks are now topsellers on Amazo

From a dream I wakened
Sleepy eyes I opened
Refreshed
Energized
Feeling like a teen;

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

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

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

She had walked into my world un-in
One Monday morning in very early
She was in tears, her face full of
Wanting to leave, go back home soo
Be still! I hushed my six-year o

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

There’s fire and passion in his he
But frigid ice flows in his veins
A cold stare; an inscrutable face
The deep emotion underneath remain
Certainly the pain forever will st

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

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

Even the worst of days
Have enjoyable moments
And the morning sun
May hide behind clouds so grey
Remember that beautiful roses

the movers came today;
three short, muscled guys
one by one
they carried all of his possession
to the yellow truck,