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Sunday has circled here: Our nation bids farewell To a great soul endeared With devotion that tells. Body lying in state: Half a million sad hearts Came to see and relate Solemn "Goodbyes" to part. Solemn the vigil guards, Bowed in profound salute; Keep company with heart, Watch discipline salute. So many hands did spread Goodwill to help and move As each to each did great To bear sad loss with proof. The Singapore Spirit Lives with your memory; Your wisdom and your wit Lives on in our stories. Solemn this sad Sunday: The air feels heavy now As departure moves play, Gratitude greets endow. As your hearse takes the road, We line the route to see The grim gun carriage load; Rest in peace Mister Lee. We salute your fond trust: A twenty-one gun volley, An overhead fly past, A naval sail by calmly. Sad Singapore Sunday, Mind moving moody maze; Dear departure displays, Choice claims clear changing craze. As you go away Sir, The public gels as one; Your final glory stirs, Your passing said and done! So many tributes dear Tell of your devotion; Attend your farewell here, Eulogies praise action. Your Singapore lives on With a harmonious air; We breathe here and beyond, Attend to sure affairs. All words fall flat and fail To tell of your grand feats; Yes your message prevails As history will teach. And so the curtain falls Upon your grand life work; We feel and heed the call To surmount pains and quirks. Leon Enriquez 29 March 2015 Singapore
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