Tribute To Our Helmsman

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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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A  Avatar
May 24, 2015 at 12:57 AM
wonderful tribute
Enriquez Avatar
May 26, 2015 at 8:47 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
Smith Avatar
February 19, 2014 at 7:46 AM
Exceptional Leon
Enriquez Avatar
February 19, 2014 at 8:02 AM
Dear Tim: Thank you, my friend. Leon
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