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

Her eyes, the color of midnight, Glared at him, an eternity He froze in his tracks, full of fr… Unsure and feeling so guilty Then she grinned and his face turn…

Few things in life do matter That gives us satisfaction Usually the end of things The pure joy of completion And a simple evening meal

Once there was a lonely coconut tr… Atop a big hill by the deep blue s… It’s swaying in the breeze And bending a few degrees A foolish man scaling it dangerous…

As dusk turns to dawn; day into ni… Our lives unfold thus; minute by m… Some brilliant as the early mornin… Others so somber, melancholy grips… We count the leaves in the tree of…

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…

The donkey said the grass is blue And I agreed wholeheartedly With a big grin he bid adieu Left me all alone finally With a donkey never argue

I look at the green leaves filled… For when they die they turn to red… And fill our world with marvelous… Brightening forests before winter… Autumn leaves in psychedelic frenz…

In a fetal position I lay on the floor In excruciating pain I never felt before… Pain, none can assuage,

It’s darker now, it’s afterglow End of today’s activities Shift focus as we sip merlot And ponder life’s uncertainties The future’s out there, inviting

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

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

Wild powerful thunderstorm This afternoon ripped through town Dragging cold torrential rain Knockout winds took oak trees down Lightning flashes thunder claps

Traces of ourselves Always we leave them behind Often out of mind Yes, whatev’r we do or say Touches others in some way

center For all the mornings I open my ey… And see the glorious golden sunris… I’m thankful! For the mornings I wake up next t…