Haiku Moments 24

Old facade Museum facelift; Joy sparkles ~~~~~~~~~ Uneasy buzz Empty talk ooze; Juicy bits ~~~~~~~~~ Pokemon fling Sure strokes sling; Crazy madness ~~~~~~~~~ Newspaper headlines Too much noise; Trade deficit ~~~~~~~~~ Violent protests Crowds angry now; Defiance congregates ~~~~~~~~~ Bad news sells Print run profit; Violence breeds rape ~~~~~~~~~ White wake Gloomy death black; Grief suffocates ~~~~~~~~~ Single rose stalk Sad parting gift; Funeral pyre ~~~~~~~~~ End of life Mortal remains on fire; Tears for fears ~~~~~~~~~ Sad story slays Vivid hurts ply; Cold death curtains ~~~~~~~~~ Flat battery Car-pool forlorn; No redemption ~~~~~~~~~ Evening dark Haphazard debris; Dreary rain ~~~~~~~~~ Death steals Seizes soul stuff; Corpse frozen cold ~~~~~~~~~ Breezy wind Wet promises; Crashing madness ~~~~~~~~~ Harbour view Distant ships moor; Tentative horizon ~~~~~~~~~ Burning joss sticks Smoke signals feisty; Ancestral shrine ~~~~~~~~~ Prayers ascending Smoky fumes swirl; Heavenly kinship ~~~~~~~~~ Stormy evening Wet earth moans; Monsoon redecorates ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 26 November 2016 Singapore