Best Pursuits Poems

One by one
They come and go;
Bus-stop blues


On the way out,
Smile as you go;
Embrace forgetfulness


Surge of passion
No need to feel;
Go with the flow


Bedtime stories
We swop tales;
Laugh stomach cramps


Basketball court,
Two sides stalking;
Win-win losing


Cable TV
So much to see;
Time fritters away


Hypermart queue
Long as usual;
Impatient sighs


I see you,
You see me;
No...

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In my imagination,
My vision encapsulates
Dusk’s parting darkness,
 and silver clouds appearing between,
 dull twinkling stars.
As night melts to early February morn,
the moon lies half hidden in the dormant skies.

As the morning moon shines,
A murder of lies
And a swarm of fleas,
Shadow box with their own reflections
A...

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Back in the mists of time
Were stories sung 
Where minds in thrall by minstrels 
Were held
With tales revealing 
Viscerality and viciousness
The currency of glory and shame.

Who does not marvel at 
Achilles's pride
A ruthless killing machine 
Unforgiving 
In his revenge
For his beloved Patroclus
And shrink 
At the...

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Big crowd gathering,
Street mime motions;
Silence speaks loud


By this bench,
Mall-side pavilion;
Busy feet greet


Shoppe sales,
Brisk human traffic;
Up sell more stuff


City mall heat,
Air-con breakdown;
Sweaty auras


Fauna and flora,
Wild flowers bloom;
Singing in the rain


Lovely lovebirds:
Octopus tentacles;
Shyness absconds


Morning psalm
Sparrow songbird;
Balcony recital


Window view slant
Bamboo pines sway;
Dancing in the breeze


Traffic jam horde
To conquer...

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I wanted to be an engineer
and drive a train insane
always with my chug-chug-chugging
and that four-note whistle
I carried in my dungarees
Whoooo - whhoooowhoooooooo 

I wanted to be a balloonist 'n'
look down on the Earth sun-kissed
and wear a fine coat and 
dark-brown top hat like
the wizard waving...

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A muse
Amuse
Amusing


Pathway route
Distant shores;
Deserted


Dawn spreads
Misty glow;
Drenching rain


Thunder grooms
Lightning streaks;
Sky canvas strokes


Grey canopy
Ominous clouds;
Gloom prevails


Early morning stroll,
Fond old couple;
Chinatown tour


Wet market stalls
Busy food bazaar;
Touting vendors


Weathered verse book,
Yellowing pages;
Old raptures speak


Train ride to somewhere,
Crowded air;
Lonely eyes dart


Leon Enriquez
23 Mar 2014
Singapore...

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Abounding in seemingly infinite activities for actualization
Bards are we, bestowed with busyness beyond poetry writing’s best
Chores of caring await like being coaches, cheerers, counselors
Duty-bound, we can do these or that and such with diligence…
	
Earnest in our roles as parents and family members, ever-endearing
Fulfilling entrusted assignments...

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In our country’s 
calendar of events
September is replete with 
pursuits worth enumerating 
reminding me to bask in meaningful
involvements, optimizing God-granted strength
midst pressure, propelled by blissful functionality.  

With well-being focus…
I learned that September 16-22
is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week,
thus, my schedule seeks for appropriate
on-line seminars for...

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beautiful, yellow
pursuit of a butterfly
into a flower

5/1/19...

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Deft entanglements are sailing by,
 some firmly rooted-
 others like whispers in the wind.
Overshadowed by some thing more desperate than your needs;
We walk unhurriedly throughout the busy city streets.
Anxious to compensate your losses-
 you stumble as you reach for more.
Leaving the shores for that ravenous...

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Live wise and well
For goodness tells
A happy spell


Love all you can
With lovely hands
In sanguine scan


Laugh with fond zest
In your life quest
In fragrant jest


Lines of clear rhymes
Now ease the times
In troubled chimes


Look to the soul
To know a whole
Despite odd poles


Last can be first
If you but burst
To...

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With God's appointment
Anointed and assigned are you 
To fulfill, by faith, tasks in His vineyard...
Give importance to your calling*: 
high, holy and heavenly.

Anchored by biblical standards
Propped thru scriptural principles
Driven with virtuous examples...
Gain from instructions in your ministry training: 
discipline, dedication, diligence.

Exercising servant-leadership roles
Practicing faithful stewardship
Teaching...

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Grace-pushed pursuits…
Endeavors called great
…Spiritual or carnal? 

Christ-aimed target… 
Eternity-check
…Surpassing self-glory?

Worthy purpose…
Pleasing God with faith*
…Is that ephemeral?

*Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them...

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Once upon a time,
in my life time,
for the first time,
a catholic became
the USA President.

Once upon a time,
in my life time,
there was an actor
who became a Governor
and later, The President.

Once upon a time,
in my life time,
there was a son
of a president
who became The President.

Once upon a...

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Find pleasure in the simpler things of life
Enjoyment should be in your vocabulary
Take up crocheting or playing the fife!
Find pleasure in the simpler things of life
A walk in the woods can dissipate strife
Eschew arguing and merely being contrary
Find pleasure in the simpler things of life
Enjoyment...

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