Long Homewards Poems
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Evening descends
Running track overture;
Brisk walk abstract
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Late night commute
Transit trains empty;
Small talk echoes
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Brisk walk homewards
Wind follows footsteps;
Seeking company
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Supper for dinner
Cold dishes now;
Busy delay
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Old lady struggles
Bad knee joints;
Painful walk
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Moonlight aura
Mystic blue streams;
Lovers serenade
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Rainy weather
Indoor activity;
TV interlude
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Afternoon siesta
Puzzling dream time;
Abrupt awakening
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Britain opts exit
European Union crisis;
Latest news flash
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Choices made
Winners and losers;
Consequences attend
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Be quick now
Let grief be brief;
Exclusion clause
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Leon Enriquez
26 June 2016
Singapore
Wednesday, it was; Nineteenth, exactly if I must mention
Housewives, feeding kids and pets, were getting true tension
Eastward sky grew grey; impulsively, cattle rushed homewards
Nightingales, to sing of true love, tuned their trachea chords
Welcoming the moon and the stars on their valorous way
Habitats did bid goodbye to the scorching sunny day
Ethereal exuberance enhanced each environs
Naughty nocturnal nonpareils of April blow sirens
Wet with drizzles, weary winds wiped their whiskers on cool cloud
Howls of dogs, foxes, wolves, apes, and coyotes were heard aloud
Endless Rest promised the noxious sting of death has gone numb,
Nullifying negations, nature, notations new did hum
23 April 2023
Dissolving in Ecstasy
I take leave
facing Awareness alert
showing flowery way Homewards
diffuse rainbows riding fast
a whispering shoreline
blood becomes water
bones skin nails hair lips
Spirit sailing soars
I lived a full life of laughter
all praise to God’s Great Love
weep not for me
now or evermore !
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Late 1940s England
the square
was packed
& the high street full
meat&veg seemed plentiful
market barkers
drew the queues
with jokes
impromptu
shoppers filed
neat& formal
in sainsburys greggs
& home colonial
the bacon slicer
shuttled back& forth
rashers scaled
in halves&fourths
bread mealed smooth&strong
butter patted shaped oblong
cheese cut with twangy wire
toasted later on an open fire
ham sliced from the bone
spuds bagged weighed in stones
tea from open square tins
packet-served with a welcome grin
'woollies' snackbar smells
'elevenses' hunger time to quell
one mug of ovaltine must'nt dally
so shortcut thru' market alley
where auctioneers tones rise&fall
above the sheep&cattle stalls
then off homewards at a trot
last pennies spent in feaseys sweetshop
on the train bridge 'spotted' numbers new
waited whilst the 'cutler' raced thru'
along pebble brook time to climb a tree
on this day shopping was made coupon-free
Moon view through bamboo pines,
Mystic magic aura;
Blue glow in brief grapevine,
Silence weaves through flora.
Late evening I stroll,
By this parkway alone;
Straying thoughts drift and roll,
Cold wind chills my old bones.
The world of work needs rest,
For mortal humans here;
I stroll by to digest,
To observe far and near.
Crickets in the shrubs sing,
Strange cacophony loud;
Moon speaks as silence flings,
Sentimental and proud.
Crystals streams of moon glow,
I spy the heavens vast;
Discern a vivid show,
Then turn homewards at last.
Leon Enriquez
25 May 2016
Singapore
Competition
Distraction;
Extension
This May Day pause
Labour rests;
Just a moment
Holiday calm
Before the storm;
Breakaway norms
Slow stroll strides
Mini-mart long queue;
Confront waiting charade
Purchase in tow
Two full hands struggle;
Bear laden stuff homewards
Newspaper vendor waits
Sidewalk corner bench;
Newsprint in stacks
All the printed news
You can buy;
A curious read indeed
Fruit ready-cut
Grab some on-the-go;
Eat as you fly past
Lazy moods fling
A strange sway;
Not much to do
Dogs on leash
Owners chit-chat;
About doggie demeanour
Tiny tots run
Awkward steps taken;
Adults rush to help
Leon Enriquez
03 May 2014
Singapore
Early start
East Coast Ferry Terminal;
Sleepy journey
Trip for two
Getaway spa resort;
Rest and recuperate
Mystic moments:
Retreat into void --
Battery recharging
To re-jig sense
Spur sensorial feel;
Find and anchor
Getaway mode
Three days of rest;
Tropical idyll
Sing a song
Joy floods again;
Refresh soiled templates
Doing nothing
Can heal you wholesome;
Empty cups need refill
So there you go:
Two lovers
Playing catchup
Take your trip,
Embrace emptiness;
Rest weary wiles
Here by this bench
Watch people passing;
Wit humours worry
Driver's hot seat:
Fast luxury car
Speeding away
Now for a pit stop
Mechanics of motion;
Preventive maintenance
Bus trip homewards
Observe fellow passengers;
Flashy mobile devices
We flood the bus
Private thoughts lurk;
Ready to unleash
Air-con bus ride
Morning masquerade;
Chameleons in-transit
Glare of morning
Sun in my eyes;
Drowsy dreamy crazy
Missing the point
Stray words dislodge;
Meaning decapitated
Drowsy movement
Blurry sensations;
Graveyard shift starts
Report and lodge
Complaint that cuts;
Fire a loose cannon
Moody mindset
Uneasy dawn;
Distant tremors
Exit the start
Enter the end;
Roundabout lurks
Highway song
Go fast within limits;
Speedy Gonzales!
Follow the signs:
Deliver me
From my slavery
Illumination saves
Ignorance and blame;
Choice rewards freedom
Morning story
Sleep put on hold;
Awareness now grooms
Leon Enriquez
25 Feb 2014
Singapore
Evening cascades
Journey homewards;
Work hiatus
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Spring hurls
Fragrant blossoms;
Festive mood
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Tender saplings
Sky bound yearnings;
Sun mesmerising
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Joy sparkles
Spring melodies;
Buzz of freshness
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Long bank queue
Urgent transactions;
Cash is king
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Overseas studies
Payments to make;
Vested future
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Waiting an hour
Long queue dwindles;
Our turn now
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Paperwork signed
Fund transfer instructions;
Australian university
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Hectic activity
So much to do;
Moving all afternoon
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Lunar new year
Fortune incoming;
Brisk preparations
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Auspicious airs
Prevailing certainty;
Better days ahead
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Leon Enriquez
04 February 2015
Singapore
A life of sailing journeys
Beckons to embrace
Catching the wind in the sails
Dealbation heaven opening to the cloud full sky.
Early morning radiant sunrise,
Filling everyone with spiritual pride. Being
Guiding into the horizon all the way out to sea
High tide and off with a full moon navigating by the stars
Idealizing the sea and smell and feel, the tease of cool breeze.
Just pull the sails up and fill them with wind.
Knowledge of skillful sailing assures a safe voyage. Having
Limitless freedom out in the ocean
Minds forget the terror of being forever lost at sea
Newfound enthusiasm sighting shore will
Oblige thoughts comfort in difficult times.
Passing of so many days and nights,
Quiet twilight nights lulls-tired bodies to sleep. The
Recovering crew continues to work as
Squalling seagulls swoop from azure sky
Trailing behind the up and down floating sail. Homewards bound
Under the right conditions if the tides and wind permit.
Voyage takes the route back home with fond memory
Worlds apart are distant lands
Xenophilia for the unknown
Yearning, passion search for
Zealous admiration for the sea
5/6/2020
In late on a late night from a long journey,
Barely in the door
She's telling funny stories of her own misfortunes.
A comedy of errors that harried her homewards.
The young woman who will always be our child
Has the lot of us laughing
When we should be asleep
At things that would've driven others
To fury or despair
But those have no hold on her,
Because bulldogs don't give up -
They just hold on.
So now she's holding on again -
A new grownup
In a too grownup world.
Schooltime over;
Lessons now born from living.
- But that's all right,
Because biting down, holding fast
Is what she does -
She's gonna chew this bone too,
The tough white bone of adulthood,
Down to a pile of fine, digestible dust
She'll make it all her own
The while she works it.