Interlude

Dark night Haze shades grey sky; Humid weather groans ~~~~~~~~~ Lovers waltz Wedding banquet glimpses; Joy unfurls passion ~~~~~~~~~ Old cobbler squats Busy with mending Worn-out footwear soles ~~~~~~~~~ Odd couple argue Over supermarket things; Appetites collide ~~~~~~~~~ Newspaper vendor Old lady preaches news; Gloomy Monday ~~~~~~~~~ Wet market ambience Hazardous slippery floors; Unsightly misadventure ~~~~~~~~~ Old friends meet Rough bump and detour; Nothing to transact ~~~~~~~~~ Salesman selling Nobody's buying; U-turn runaway ~~~~~~~~~ Smoke fragrance Disturbing haze flings; Coughing episodes ~~~~~~~~~ Bamboo trees Marking the years; Resilient grooves ~~~~~~~~~ Words on rice paper Tell of old dreams; Unfinished fragments ~~~~~~~~~ Old sepia memory Old times forgotten; Rainy day debris ~~~~~~~~~ Old ghostly figures Lingering presence; Blessings abide ~~~~~~~~~ Mosaic motifs Classic designs haunt; Baby boomer keepsake ~~~~~~~~~ Howling wind Sings eerie songs; Haunting melody ~~~~~~~~~ Message in a passage Wet dreams sum; Memory reflects ~~~~~~~~~ Ecstasy greets joy Calm the new charm; Placid tranquility ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 12 October 2014 Singapore