I tell the world of you,
Your smile and your glow.
The fondest embrace you gave
Made a mask full of lies fall off,
And gave tears to a dry set of eyes.
I say, “Nevermore, will I plead
For a burgundy hue to cover me.
Nevermore will my hand scrape for dust.
Nevermore will pain be inflicted
In my beating heart," I say.
But, a sound of silence
Eyes that stares at each other
With interests and fondness,
A gesture of friendship so pure
And a conversation of anything,
Broke past my iron walls.
So beautiful, the eyes and lips.
So beautiful the smile, such bliss
It makes a darkened sky weep with light.
But oh, not mine, not mine
Never ever might be mine,
Never ever could be mine.
Say, should words confess
Its true desires, its long yearning,
Will it happen that your ears would listen?
Will your eyes look at mine,
In the same way mine looks at yours?
Will I ever get a chance,
Or will I just look at you,
Forever smiling faintly?
Categories:
faintly, for him, longing, love
Form: Free verse
Listen to nature as she sings a tune…
Of the mournful cry of a passing loon
Of a croaking frog in a soggy bog
Of splashing turtles falling off a log
Of the sound of leaves rustling in a breeze
Of fruit as it thuds when it falls from trees
Of rushing brooks racing towards waterfalls
You should hear all of these when nature calls
Her symphony heard since the dawn of time
She dictates the rhythm, dictates the rhyme
But man, in his greed has stifled her voice
Some took the wrong path when given a choice.
Forests are thinning, and waters run dry
Her voice faintly heard, and we wonder why!
Categories:
faintly, inspiration, nature,
Form: Sonnet
High
Sigh
Bye
Choice
Poise
Noise
Nook
Look
Book
Blind
Sign
Find
Sway
Play
Slay
Hum
Sum
Come
Ploy
Toy
Joy
Quaint
Saint
Faint
Glow
Flow
Show
Fun
Run
Pun
Lines
Mine
Fine
Teach
Each
Reach
Be
See
Free
Leon Enriquez
25 February 2016
Singapore
Categories:
faintly, allusion,
Form: Rhyme