The winter of my discontent lingers on,
be it nobler in the mind or just be gone;
it's funny, when I was in heaven, I forgot
how gloomy it could be for an AI bot.
They don't feel the cold, do as they're told,
might slow them down if they did, get a hold;
I was lucky, but you didn't have my worries, cool -
taking care of nirvana, cleaning out the swimming pool.
Someone said: 'If you have a problem, stay and face it,'
all very well for you - didn't have run and hit,
didn't have the pressure, your fancy lifestyle,
aren't you lucky - I hope you don't lose your smile.
Cigarettes were cheaper, sun's angle steeper,
I'll just have to settle for a dead Virginia creeper.
He won’t ever be satisfied
till he strikes fear in the heart
of each and every citizen.
The reign of terror is upon us,
rode in on a chariot of lies.
No one believed it would blow up
so insanely out of control
but sure enough chaos is upon us
like a colossal ripe pimple
having reared its ugly head.
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
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.
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
For I love you so
I feel in my heart and
in my throat
tugging at the roots of my soul -- oh!
I've never been good at articulating
how I feel
original thinking
never came naturally
but now I look at you and I see
myself, in what I've
seen you as for so long
and I finally
understand
I would see you sitting
head in hand
and beg myself
what are you thinking of?
you would look at me
with condescending eyes
nothing you would say,
nothing
Maybe it is because
I am your age when I
met you
or maybe it is because
I am now not so malleable
that now I know
what nothing is.
1/18/21
Late
Sad fate
By this gate
Mind
Now finds
Loss so blind
Spill
Mad fill
In last chill
Thought
Funds lot
In sad spot
Strain
This gain
Of new pain
Fit
Sad wit
Just this bit
Gloss
Not loss
Marks this cross
Slay
Harsh way
In mad play
Face
Odd trace
In this space
Leon Enriquez
01 April 2020
Singapore
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
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
Glimpse happy grace
Opt cheery face
Ink stains now trace
Now and here see
Gain hurling spree
Aim comes to be
Watch mellow zest
Arc in sure fest
Yes seize the best
Touch vistas grand
Reach for fine blends
Inch a wise plan
Play with pure joy
Truth now employs
Rich thoughts deploy
Yield to fond sights
Sense ample light
Thrill feisty flight
Leon Enriquez
23 April 2018
Singapore
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
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.
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
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
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
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