Best Singapore Poems

You become Raffles and its Long Bar.
Better, I'd imagine, than it needs,
or probably deserves.
Happy, fair,
tanned loveliness with a dash of sauce
and a hint, I think, of innocence.
Had I noticed that before?

Melbourne today is cold and squally.
Now where I look is stained with sallow sunshine ...

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SINGAPORE LIMERICKS 

1.	The daughter

There once was a crusty old hawker 
who married his neighbour’s fat daughter
She thought she’d be rich
But she did not know which
Was the reason behind why he’d sought her.

2.	The laksa man

You’d have heard of the hawker named Tan
Who fried all his food...

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So swiftly now, so much of change;
Time yields endow, time feels so strange.


So quickly here, so change feels strange;
The times brought cheer, the feel of change.


It seems a flash, a brilliant blur;
The spiral dash, an affluent spur.


The new shapes bare the facelift here;
A bright fringe...

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Start with firm heart where mind sees truth,
Intent sets free the best you can;
Note how to start to work sure proof,
Grow then wisely with working plans;
Align true health with steadfast poise,
Plant and sow well the seeds that grow;
Opt to earn wealth with steady choice,
Reap more...

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How fascinating and striking.
How deep and burrowing.
How inspiring and imaginative.
How insightful and thoughtful.
How constructive and moulding.
How explanatory and crytal clear.
How indulging and exploring.
How communicative and relating.
How unique and standard.
How verbal and interactive.
The intellectual developmental 
approach for every being.
Beings who best integrate in the world.
How great...

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A

Cat loving ladies
A ministry of cat care
To hungry felines.

B

Each day. Unfailing
Feeding your chosen creatures
Making us feel good.

C

I see and I ask
Why are these animals here?
Someone must love them.

D

Tabby. Persian. Black.
Each and every day they’re back
And their carers smile.

E

I try patting her.
Snarling she runs off frightened....

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I went to Singapore last week
I can smell something like smoke everywhere
and actually there was a forest fire at Indonesia
which is a neighboring country on a big island

My friend told me to wear a mask to avoid HAZE
no wonder I saw so many people wearing...

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Tropical currents generate warmth.
Palms fronds and wild nectar drift lightly along.
Busy, manicured streets run straight.
Where can I hear that pure song?
The tune from your heart so divine,
it's melody can never be gone.

Is this meeting the first or the last?
Can chains be unlinked and finally stand...

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Oh Singapore, the Lion City, how you roar
A marvel of modernity, a city to adore
Your skyline soars high into the heavens
A testament to the ambition of your citizens

And there, the Merlion stands proud and tall
Half lion, half fish, a symbol of your soul
A creature of...

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My Hazed Singapore!
My once gleaming and buzzing city 
Now forlorn and glum
Relentless blaze and we keep mum
Hazy, crazy, why can’t I see 
The silent intruder reminds me 
How fragile life and existence can be
Gone the sunshine that sparrows once chirped 
The smiles of flowers and...

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By eastern shores, an island state;
A red dot small on the world map;
Work weaves a core to seal our fate;
We heed the call to bridge our gaps.


We greet the world with steadfast poise;
Align our hearts and minds to live;
Let focus swirl with steady choice;
Explore the...

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Start with fond feel to find your way,
Indulge your heart that knows the truth;
Note what you will the time of day,
Glimpse love's sure art with mystic proof;
Abide with grace the touch that heals,
Peace floods and fills the ample spheres;
Observe the space where time retreats,
Reach and...

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HEY CJ….. EVER SEENG IN SEENGAPORE?

I heard you sing in Singapore
And begged thee to sing some more
And so thy song traversed lips of red
A lullaby you sang till I lay my head to bed\

I heard you sing in Singapore with virtuosity and in voice
‘Twas a...

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(In celebration of Singapore's
National Day 2017, August 9th)
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Time has a way to tell a tale,
Each act moves play through storm and gale.


So year by year we come to know,
A country dear with grace that shows.


Just for a while let frolic play,
See happy smiles caress this...

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It’s both red and crimson 

Same you say? But different. 

It looks smaller than anything else you’ve prescribed
but in the end
it’s all just another cocktail -
   a cocktail of substances trying to keep me alive 
   or sane
   or...

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