Posters

Art gallery glimpses Posters on walls; Unfamiliar insights ~~~~~~~~~ Fresh good market Country festival; Abundant fruits ~~~~~~~~~ Young child escorted Proud parents each side; Nurture greets nature ~~~~~~~~~ Roasted meat stall Duck, chicken, BBQ pork; Appetizing fares ~~~~~~~~~ Pay day queue Busy ATM buzz; Cash flow escapades ~~~~~~~~~ Sleepy moments Heavy eyelids flutter; Bedtime stories ~~~~~~~~~ Quizzical notions Unanswered query; Planning-in-progress ~~~~~~~~~ Chinese Pu-Er tea Refreshing brew; Fragrant sensations ~~~~~~~~~ Sparrow sing-song Rainy day complaint; Resting on my ledge ~~~~~~~~~ Crows on a tree Casuarina bough; Wet evening dark ~~~~~~~~~ Ships by the bay Sunset silhouettes; City lights glimmer ~~~~~~~~~ City skyscrapers Deserted weekend; Sullen silence presides ~~~~~~~~~ Sunday orchestra Noisy enclave crowds; Chattering diaspora ~~~~~~~~~ Foreign workers gather Common language screams; Home town dispensations ~~~~~~~~~ Social integration Newcomers and old salt; Brine for salted cabbage ~~~~~~~~~ Dear Pandora Curiosity brings curse; Hope endures boldly ~~~~~~~~~ Words struggle now Crisp commotion here; Pain sublimates thought ~~~~~~~~~ Style sparks smiles Bitter gall precipitates; Ideas emerge ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 30 November 2014 Singapore