(2015)
center thoughts he expressed not in four words, but two he eats just once a day so, he’d cook just once too
Blue skies white clouds radiant su… Blue ocean cool breeze white sand Beach chair umbrella sunshades Bikinis in the main strand Beer ice cold in the cooler
within him a monster clamoring to come out from slight, hurt, anger where all beasts sprout a fiend he must conquer
They met in the summer of their yo… In a faraway place, a school up in… He’s a man of the world, that’s th… But she’s sheltered, living as Go… There was magic when they saw each…
Forget tomorrow Stop tarry smell the roses Today waits on you Celebrate life to the full Sleep tonight with no regrets
Great to be wrong, once in a while When in people we see some good Though we expect deceit and guile And rather than the truth, falseho… Gratifying to be surpris’d
center Once, a child I was A long, long time ago But mem’ries fading fast As grey cells slowly go
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
The people we love The ones closest to our hearts Make life worth living They brighten the darkest days And make rainbows out of grays
At the young mother he looked With worried, quizzical eyes Then said “How come you have Just one earring?” Startled, she grabbed both ears
center Misunderstood, inscrutable, She’s an enigma; A paradox, mysterious; White-hot as magma
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…
Today, it appears my world is blac… Yin and yang; utter darkness, bril… No shades of gray, either bliss or… The sadness I will keep; the joy… © F Aparici 05-11-2016
It is time to go Every night he prays steadfast That it be his last Pleasures have deserted him Tomorrows are looking grim
surely, self-annihilation never an acceptable solution to a life filled with sadness, of great heartaches and pain to a broken spirit, a soul unforgi…