Best Going Away Poems
Cheer knows
The way,
Love shows
Each day.
Joy thrills
Each step,
Hope wills
Mind map.
Poise sums
Fond trip,
Faith comes
Glimpse grip.
Grace grooms
Fine feel,
Light blooms
Wise will.
Touch hurls
Bliss here,
Heart swirls
Bright cheer.
Taste zest
Right now,
Know quest
Somehow.
Time moves
So fast,
Chimes groove
The past.
Go forth
With grace,
True north
You trace.
In time
You see,
Lost rhymes
Set free.
Dare be
A man,
True spree
You can.
The end
Must come,
Wise can
Now sum.
The way
You live,
The play
Soul gives.
Right here
Love all,
Heed cheer
That calls.
Leon Enriquez
26 June 2018
Hamlet Place, ACT
I watched him shuffle across the dusty old floor,
You could see the pain with each step as he reached for the door.
I said why don’t you let us get someone to help you with your chores?
Reckon that would probably make it easier on me, that’s for sure.
But son I’ve been a batchin ever since the Lord took your Granny away,
And I really wouldn’t have it any other way.
My old dog and that old cat keep me company when the days get rather long,
We sit out on the gallery and I hum one of your granny’s favorite old songs.
Ain’t gonna be to long, I reckon till the Lord calls out my name,
Sure enough been ready, without your granny ain’t nothing quite the same.
The one thing I’m gonna miss though is seeing you every day or two,
Yeah I knew that day was a coming, just thinking on it really made me blue.
I said paw does it scare you some knowing you be fixing to leave,
Don’t reckon it does knowin I’m a going to a better place, sure ain’t no reason to grieve.
I said paw how am I going to get along, you’ve always been there for me?
Just trust in the Lord son, He’s always there you’ll see.
Well it weren’t but a few days later we laid ole paw away,
I never seen him look any happier, I know he was ready for that day.
Life and death bind,
Now don't be blind;
Keep peace of mind,
Seek that you find.
Quest to know flow,
See that you know;
Let fond wit grow,
Sketch your own show.
Love and hate clash,
In an odd dash;
Rise from burnt ash,
Go in a flash.
Face well each fear,
Keep your heart clear;
Feel your mind here,
Watch soul bring cheer.
Sad tears you cry,
Dry by and by;
Dare now to try,
Yes you can fly.
Let joy bring light,
Live happy sights;
Breeze your swift flight,
Let love burn bright.
Leon Enriquez
07 November 2018
Singapore
I’m going away for a while
Life seems to have stolen my smile
Some of you I will miss so much
Maybe later we’ll get in touch
In Cyprus my daughter I'll see
T'will bring joy to sorry old me
I won’t have much time to be here
But some of you I’ll still hold dear
I seem to have lost some desire
Due to the mishap with the “fire”
Not so proud of what I have done
So I’ll escape to have some fun
My heart is made of marshmallow
Bruises by gal or by fellow
Don’t worry, it’s just for a time
Maybe later I’ll try to rhyme
But for now, it is surely goodbye
Hope to see you all by and by.
Eileen Manassian Ghali
I reckon time
By my children’s ages
My daughter is 30
My son is 25
No, this happened
A long time ago
Before I met their mother
How many years was that?
They seemed to be missing
All at once
Stan from Buffalo, NY
Died on some unknown hill
In Da Nang
Little Mac from Chester, Pa
Friend
And alcoholic
Died in a VA Hospital
Big Bob for sure was going
To be a twenty year man
The Texan
Never made it past two.
The memories ache
A burning sensation
That rides and moves
Deep inside
And never heals
Wasn't it just a few years ago
Summer of ‘67
When we fell out for roll call
And waited
Sweat
Slowly rolled down
Big Bob’s neck
Staining his collar
From the corner of my eye
Stan fidgeted
As we waited
Under the merciless sun
Whispering and trading rumors.
The officers came out
NCOs following them
A young Lieutenant
Spoke
Sounding like a rod
Was stuck in his lower back
The NCOs wore sunglasses
The reflective ones
That hid the circles of their eyes
From the shadows
They watched us
Something was going to happen
Just what we weren’t sure.
We listened to names
Like
Saigon
Hue
Republic of Viet Nam
Charlie
Realizing
We were finally
Heading out
On a big bird
Over the Pacific
To swoop down on ‘ Nam
Faces flush with excitement
We hurried
To
Call back home
Check gear
Write last minute letters
No one wanted
To be left behind.
The word was
That it would be over
Before we knew it
We’d be back home
In no time.
I stand alone
Listening
To my breathing
Sound coming in
Going out
Feeling a chill
From some unknown place
In the silence
I ask myself
Where did everyone go?
GOING AWAY
A NEW LIFE, A FRESH LOOK
NO INVOLVEMENT, NO WORRIES,
JUST SORROW AND LONELINESS.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE…
A NEW START, NOW, SO FAR FROM
WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE.
A CHILDHOOD LOVE LOST, BECAUSE
COUNTRY CAME FIRST.
HANGING OUT ON THE BLOCK, A WAY OUT
A FREE EDUCATION, BUT ONLY TO FIND
OUT, THAT WHAT ONE SACRIFICED,
IS NO LONGER THERE.
SO MUCH FOR THE SACRIFICE AND
THAT FRESH LOOK, NO LONGER THERE.
NOW, BACK ON THE BLOCK, AND
STILL LONELY.
JUAN RODRIGUEZ
Sorrow cries out as sadness stings,
Teary grief shouts a painful string.
Going away stabs at my heart,
This hurting grabs in bleeding part.
Too much this pain that hurls and swings,
Too much this strain as sorrow flings.
No one can know the pain I feel,
Now sorrow shows what never heals.
In space and time, your lovely touch,
Now broken rhymes hurl pain so much.
Why all these tears for someone far?
We were not near; you were a star!
Oh sad, sad day when your left us,
Yet to this day, teary outbursts.
Why these feelings of final surge?
Why these glimpsing as tears emerge?
Too late, too late, the loss we know,
A final gate in death's sure flow.
So goodbye then dear unknown friend,
We know not when we'll meet or trend.
Sorrow stabs hard as naked truth,
This fragile bard knows pain in proof.
Gone with stray wind through bamboo mists,
Known yet unseen in essence: gist.
Leon Enriquez
12 April 2015
Singapore
Hard to fight this tide,
With all the time I have to bide,
Maybe life has taken me for a ride,
Where am I to confide?
I wish life could be more simple,
Get away from this place,
To no longer play the part of cripple,
New home; new face.
These days away from all I know
Do well to feed my wailing woe,
For all the dams for my despair
The weight of worry cannot bear,
And break my banks of bravery,
But I know who is saving me;
Each time they swim me to the shore,
I stand up stronger than before.
they came to share fame
the bell ring someone sing
it was a bumping and stumping
get together in cold weather
the queen was in a dream
could get there to share
and get it started
not knowing
it was a
THE GOING AWAY PARTY
she was there
other was near
she had to bear
ans stare
all by her self
with no one els
to trun too
she was to it get started
turn out to be you see
her
GOING AWAY PARTY
The old man sighs:
Thoughts winging by,
Dry tears yet ply,
An unseen cry.
Too much of change:
So out of range,
All seems so strange,
Touch now deranged.
In a sad look:
Watch fatigue nook,
Words in old book,
Bear empty hook.
Here but not here:
In limbo spheres,
Old thoughts endear,
Cause of new fear.
Old age can fling:
An empty swing,
Sense curls and things,
So out-of-sync.
Here on the edge:
Upon this ledge,
Feel a strange wedge,
A distant hedge.
Stray thoughts frame plight:
On a free flight,
Each day brings light,
Cast dimming sight.
At the last gate:
Know way of fate,
Death's never late,
Grace arcs sure date.
Shouts curl and hurl:
In a mad swirl,
There goes the world,
Buzz, jazz and twirl.
Watch thus due time:
Flings strange odd chimes,
Pulse cancels rhyme,
Void then old mimes.
Alone the squeeze:
Skims a stray breeze,
That dry hoarse sneeze,
Odd drowning tease.
Sense weary wit:
This odd misfit,
In puzzled bits,
An abrupt slit.
Leon Enriquez
15 October 2017
Singapore
Whenever trouble seems to follow you,
when you have days of dismay,
just remember that I am right here;
I am not going away.
Whenever worry starts to overwhelm you,
whenever things are just not okay,
always know that I am right here.
I am not going away.
When the proverbial clouds are overhead
and things appear dark, dank and gray,
just know that I am right here beside you.
I am not going away.
Whenever you are filled with doubts,
and don't really know what to say,
never question my devotion to you.
I am not going away.
When your world seems to be crumbling
and your life is in complete disarray,
take solace in knowing I will never leave you.
I am not going away.
And years from now when my light is fading
and all we can do is hope and pray,
always know that in this world and the next,
I will always be with you, and never go away.
Grief hurls sad pains in sudden change;
One drowning tryst that swiftly kills;
Instant refrain of gripping strange;
No more to kiss with sensuous thrill;
Gloom sets the stage for swirling tears.
Awkward this feel of stormy rain;
Wet teary page that fling harsh fear;
Abrupt goodwill attends grim pain;
Yes death is here with profound charm.
Grim reaper knows just what to do;
Instant my dear the sudden farm;
Flame of life flows now out of you...
Tell in sure tale the last array;
Swansong and ale going away.
Leon Enriquez
10 July 2014
Singapore
Going away didn’t mean forgetting
By Lady Arabella
Going away didn’t mean forgetting or that i would miss you less
Instead it was a way of putting your words to the test
And yet when it occurred you failed to maintain the things you said
To think once you consumed the thoughts inside my head
Going away didn’t mean forgetting it just meant I knew I deserved more
And I didn’t know how that would turn out and wasn’t fully sure
But going away allowed me to see things in a new light
Allowed me to stop, step back and no longer put up a fight
Going away didn’t mean I forgot , it just meant I had time to see things more clear
Away from the hurt , second guessing and fear
But going away didn’t mean forgetting
It just meant new paths opened and it’s now not just all give and never getting
Going away didn’t mean forgetting
There’s no more time or room for regretting
So no , going away didn’t mean forgetting
But I was never one for just bare minimum and settling