Fleeting Echoes

Festive party Celebrate something; Warm humanity ~~~~~~~~~ One by one People walk pass; Lonely man waits ~~~~~~~~~ Dog walking fast Master in tow; Barks fine command ~~~~~~~~~ Two sparrows Practice on wood bench; Gospel of birdsong ~~~~~~~~~ Sea of faces Hurry takes a break; Crowded lift hijacks ~~~~~~~~~ Old shop houses New paintwork shines; Ancient looks new ~~~~~~~~~ River walk terrace Rows of watering holes; Tipsy aftermath ~~~~~~~~~ Financial centre lobby Bust of The Thinker; Auguste Rodin figures ~~~~~~~~~ Play primal proof Watcher glimpses; Stillness resonates ~~~~~~~~~ Sea waves bleach Sand grains moist; Salty gems sparkle ~~~~~~~~~ Telephone connects Bridge distant spheres; Familiar voices tint ~~~~~~~~~ Small little girl Don't grow up; Beauty is fleeting ~~~~~~~~~ Old hunchback lady Lifetime of toil; Time shows up ~~~~~~~~~ Moody man mumbles Talks to a ghost; Moving picture ~~~~~~~~~ Song of the sea Windy ode unspoken; Fleeting echoes ~~~~~~~~~ Morning psalm Skyline hues delight; God speaks in colours ~~~~~~~~~ Too quickly time fades Moments on the wind; Zen in bamboo ~~~~~~~~~ Do you hear Whispers unseen; Emergent rapture ~~~~~~~~~ Bougainvilleas here Beauty in bounty; Dazzling colours speak ~~~~~~~~~ Plumerias sparkle Words cannot reach; Soul wanders here ~~~~~~~~~ Tears in your eyes Exquisite pain; Etches new lines ~~~~~~~~~ Haunted house Bizarre rumours taunt; Unfinished business ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 24 May 2015 Singapore