A frigid morning, in a deserted bu… Shiv’ring, anxiously waiting for a… I’m all bundled up but still ice-c… Bitter cold I could feel my cheek… The bus real late, my poor teeth b…

A Sonnet to May Here’s to the glorious stunning mo… Nourished by beneficent April sho… Sprouts have become fragrant color… Adding more beauty to the late spr…

A sudden bright flash Followed by a sonic boom Then heavy downpour The wind blows the clouds away And blue skies return to stay

Skimming the calm ocean surface Hovering then flapping its wings The gray pelican hunts for food Predator in the scheme of things Swiftly an arrow up the skies

Twas love at first sight Or Cupid’s dart gone astray Tis not a cliché Yes, they fell head over heels Shared attraction unreal

center yes, cherries have pits, and doughnuts have holes life can be a bed of roses, or of red-hot coals!

A Limerick Just for Laughs We all went to dinner; me, myself… We sat on one chair, we don’t know… I did most of the talking Myself quietly listening

The cool ocean-scented breeze blew… Leaves on trees whispered a sibila… In the clear starry sky, a sense h… Dog days gone as we welcome autumn… Summer’s stifling heat just a memo…

center She promised to come soon And only a few days remain Tension and excitement Driving me insane

Swish! Swish! Sounds as she shuff… Thump! Thump! Her heart beating l… She’s on a Zumba session Her face a dour expression Tired, exhausted, drained; she can…

On an old rocking chair, he sat Daydreaming, in a reverie Grinning, a beaming Cheshire cat Rememb’ring days fun and carefree Flashbacks of youthful escapades

I burrow through the space-time co… Into a mystical, mythical, surreal… Lost with a billion suns hurtling… Trapped in a swirling motion into… Time stood still as the gravitatio…

Early, I awakened this morning To watch the sun rise from the sea As always, this amazing feeling Exhilaration, as my spirit flies f… © F Aparici

Cogito Ergo Sum In the quiet depths Single thought defines my name— I think, so I am Soft whisper builds my essence

A Sonnet Myriad tribulations will come his… As man travels in this lonely jour… Embrace he must his brokenness eac… Pray he’d be rescued by heaven’s a…