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…

Butterfly lies low As rain-soaked clouds spill over; In perfect cover While storms rage, protecting wing… Waiting till the robin sings

A girl of three so full of light Our princess bright with smiles so… Her laughter warms both day and ni… Bright spark she is; can’t be deni… She talks with joy and endless gra…

Once upon a time there was an old… All by himself in a secluded mount… A rottweiler lived with him Only ate cookies and cream Sadly, he wouldn’t bark; intruders…

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

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

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

We spend a lifetime Waiting for the great moments Hoping it’s heav’n sent Forgetting small things That color our every day

A faint scent of jasmine Stirred up an emotion Long, long dormant She wore it often Her magic potion

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

The biting wind howls A drunk insolent hound The moon and stars Nowhere to be found The night dreary and cold

Caressingly she touched his face A pair of teardrops traced her che… Soft words were hushed as she then… She turned away from his embrace Waves of grief as she walked away

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

Tossed at a banquet, I gleamed gold among the gods— “For the fairest one,” But no one told me which queen Should be crowned and called supre…

Smiles in our faces, oh! this joyo… As the strings of the Ninth perme… A spring in our steps; a lilt in o… Joy in our hearts, there’s no room… For the world’s been reborn; sprin…