The roadsides gleam in morning spl… Robed in the blooming garb of spri… Bluebonnets, flowers of every imag… A rainbow tapestry; the bees are m… Frantically, I searched for heave…

He’s quite hard-headed Difficult and obstinate Jonah was his name He tried to run from the Lord But by a whale he’s swallowed

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

Autumn leaves lay on the ground All gathered in a four-foot mound A cold breeze lifted some around The world’s truly winter-bound Alas! The non-evergreens are bare

A sweet smile twinkle in her eyes Happiness unmistakable Squealing she runs to her mother Excitement uncontrollable Watching her reaction priceless

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

You never bury the dead, an old sa… For the dead stays around now and… Their memories kept alive with son… It’s a human trait; we keep on rem… She’s departed now, gone beyond th…

hearts bleed when in grief as we go through the stages hoping they’ll be brief it’s not happening just our imagination

At dawn’s first light, the world’s… New paths unfold beneath the sky A quiet hope as night is torn And whispers wake while stars bid… Though others chase their endings…

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

I look at you, and in your eyes I see myself, what I could be Gently you make me realize The very best version of me Yes, I’m terrible otherwise

Enthralled I am, awestruck captiv… Her loveliness defying description Her sweet pleasing honeysuckle fre… Stirring long-buried dormant emoti… Her subtle evanescent lilac scent

Look into my eyes That you may discern I pray Truth of what I say My love for you unending Beyond this world transcending

I’m blessed to live this moment br… For else I’d never gaze at you Alone, my world would turn so blue The skies would fade to endless ni… So here we meet in time’s embrace

Late afternoon kaleidoscope Over yonder the western sky The bright sun descends from on h… As wispy cirrus clouds elope Soon the velvet sky hugs the world