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This is my rhyme, this is my voice: Right feelings spur, right thinking raise; In space and time, in proof and poise; Blossoms occur, blessings appraise; Urgent needs hurl, urgent wants pour; Trust you concurred, trust you embraced; Endowed our world, endowed our doors! Faith in our land, faith in our soul; Obsessed our trends, obsessed our bowl; Rich action plans, rich fertile whole. Our leader bold, our leader wise; Used words to hold, used means to rise; Ripe message told, ripe rewards prized. History states, history styles: Etch sure accord, etch clear story; Lovely our fate, lively our smiles; Move fine record, move grand beauty; Such is your way, such is your grace; Mindset set tough, mindset set brave; Asked voters' sway, asked with straight face; New team smoothes rough, new dawn to pave. We follow truth, we favour trust; Echoes of proof, echoes that last. Profound strong mind, profound stern heart: Respect you earn, respect you trade; Ample you find, ample you start; Insights we yearn, insights you made; See our fond smiles, see our fine briefs: Enriched lifestyles, enriched beliefs. Leon Enriquez 18 Feb 2014 Singapore

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Date: 5/24/2015 12:57:00 AM
wonderful tribute
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Leon Enriquez
Date: 5/26/2015 8:47:00 PM
Dear Skat: Thank you. This poem is about our late statesman Lee Kuan Yew who died on 23 March 2015. I wrote this with the feeling that our "old man LKY" was looking frail for some time. Leon
Date: 2/19/2014 7:46:00 AM
Exceptional Leon
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Leon Enriquez
Date: 2/19/2014 8:02:00 AM
Dear Tim: Thank you, my friend. Leon

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