Remembering You

(Dedication: For the school children, teachers, adventure guide and tourists who lost their lives while trekking on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia during the earthquake, on Friday, 5th June 2015. RIP. And for those missing. For their loved ones who mourn their passing. May you find peace in their memory. For the survivors, may you find peace in the days ahead.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sad news this sad day: tragic young lives lost; Yet courage did stay to fight a brave cause. On June fifth, Friday: sudden tremor swept; Sabah Mount then swayed with casualties snapped. A simple school trip: to scale a calm peak; To gain a good grip, now mortal wounds speak. Kinabalu trek: where odd earthquake struck; Brought pain in the wreck, young lives gone abrupt. We feel humbled here: glimpse heroic acts there; Teachers who braved fear to cushion harsh fare. Hear of three trek guides: who focused their best; Braved tragic landslide to rescue their guests. Child survivor tells: of human spirit; Brave acts that compelled when tragic force hit. We mourn this sad loss: come to terms with pain, Glimpse uncertain pause, grieve at death's domain. Sadness moves our spheres: fondly remember; Flags flown half mast here, watch loss engender. Sadness marks Games' wit: How fragile life is? A silent minute to honour lost lease. Forlorn this feeling: no goodbyes or hugs; Our children leaving, our broken hearts struck. Others lost as well: cold mountain terrain; Twenty voices quelled, sad day flings sad pains. Tears on sad faces: pain and bitter grief; Hearts with blown spaces, please let hurts be brief. Yet life must go on: to live bold and strong; Pray for those beyond where pain cannot throng. Sad and grim this day: memories now taunt; Guilt and regret stray, watch happy days haunt. Pain and grief will end: to forge happy ploys; Life sets journey trends, love ushers new joys. May our tears and pain touch your souls this day; May we meet again somewhere on life's way. May our sorrows heal: with the distant tides; May we live goodwill that stays by our side. In our hearts we know: beyond sure reason, Love that ever flows for all life's seasons. Leon Enriquez 08 June 2015 Singapore