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…

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

She loved the night’s gentle breez… As it touched her moonlit face Behind her, her arms he squeezed Eyes skyward, thoughts lost in sp… She leant back feeling at ease

Fears are reminders Of unwanted memories From whence we were young They continue to haunt us When awake and in our dreams

With no time pieces Yet they were able to see Days getting shorter The cavemen fearful Sun will disappear from view

I hear her whisper in the breeze I feel her spirit in the rain Her likeness I see in the clouds Her scent relieves all the pain. When she left I can’t recall

Three o’clock in the morning He woke up, quickly out of bed He’s ready, though still yawning To go to mass, with eyes so red For it’s nine days till Christmas

The butcher grins, watches his han… Recently departed lined the sidewa… Tortured bloodied hands tied behin… If only, if only the dead can talk But pictures can for everyone to s…

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…

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…

Not a word spoken today Not a single person seen Just the four walls of my room Lonely, my whole world has been But I took flights of fancy

Balcony, he sat in early morning The waves on the starboard he’s be… The gray ocean, choppy, looks forb… And the next few hours may be daun… For nimbus clouds towards the ship…

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

The Eagle and the Dove Within each man, two natures fight The eagle fierce, the dove at ease One claims the sky, one offers pea… Together bound in shared birthrigh…

Hanging way up high Minding my own business—when Snap—there goes my stem Tumbling down to meet his head Hope it leaves a lump so red