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Premium Member Espresso

(Dedication: To my old school mates,
Class of 1971, St. Joseph's Insitution,
Singapore)
~~~~~~~~~



In a swift flow
Old times catch-up,
Three in a row
Espresso cups.


Queen Street unfurls
With simple flair,
We sit and curl
Sift old time airs.


Old days discuss
With ample wit,
A meal to buzz
As fancy hits.


Two score and six
Years blown away,
A motley mix
To anchor say.


By this fine space:
Mary's Kafe,
Greet face to face
As updates sway.


Change looks so strange
As we touch base,
Age screams new range
To fit our case.


Make small talk blunt
With new chit-chat,
Familiar grunts
Pry this and that.


Old versions add
A sparkle here,
Each to a fad
Dimpled with cheer.


Mellow old bones
Tell a story,
Each ageing tone
As life sparks spree.


Just for a while
Warm moments fit,
A glimpse of smiles
In jolly wit.


So much to say
Now each to each,
Sip drinks today
Old times track reach.


A few hours here
To share old times,
School days once near
Distract odd chimes.


Too soon, too quick
Time to part ways,
Each to his flick
A path and play.


A group picture
For keepsake kind,
A sure fixture
Frames peace of mind.




Leon Enriquez
31 July 2017
Singapore
Form: Quatrain


Premium Member One Friday Muse

I don't know why, but Sitruc was in a 'song mood' today. Some
songs of old came to mind. So, he looked them up and played them.

Each one of those five songs reminded him of, well, himself.
Each song seemed to have represented a part of 'his story'.

One was a song about a call from a loved one to 'come home'.
She was PLEADING.

Another spoke of a relationship gone sour and going nowhere.
They both were BLEEDING.

Song #3 describes
a lover's secret escape to parts unknown.
He was LEAVING.

Yet another spoke of one desiring to touch base with yesterday.
He was LONGING.

And lastly, Sitruc played a song about something beautiful.
Something to which he was never connected, was MISSING.

I think the worst thing about Sitruc's Friday song mood
was the fact that all five songs were sad SINGING.

By early Saturday morning, long before sunrise, Sitruc
was very aware that deep inside, he was GRIVING.

I know. We all have stories and like Sitruc,
Some parts of our story are strangely PUZZLING.
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Michael Jackson - 21

Dear Mike, 

I just wanted to touch base with you and write how I feel at this moment. While you were here, you taught us so much. I still play your songs because I like THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL through your music. It brings me closer to you. My favorites are MAN IN THE MIRROR and BLACK AND WHITE.

You know yo boy BEN broke up with DIRTY DIANA and told her to BEAT IT. She began to SCREAM and yell I WANT YOU BACK. Drama, drama, drama. She always WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' acting like she's all BAD. It must be her HUMAN NATURE and that could be DANGEROUS.
Anyway, he started dating this PRETTY YOUNG THING name BILLIE JEAN. She is a LIBERIAN GIRL. She told him he reminds her JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU.

Well, we all miss you. We feel you were GONE TOO SOON. By the way, there is suppose to be a concert in your honor and you know one thing Mike, I've GOT TO BE THERE. I will ROCK WITH YOU forever, for I NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE to you and you will never be OUT OF MY LIFE.
You, your dancing and your music will live on and on forever and ever.

Love Always, 
Colette Dright
Form: Lyric

Premium Member Spiritual Warfare

Anthony had always been cautious and wise about matters of morality. But
this time, his eyes were dim to matters of reality. That December day was 

relaxed and peaceful. The "back then's and remember when's"  began to leap like antelope across many years in his memory zone. But trouble lurked 

ahead, and he was home alone. All was calm and silent, but it wasn't even night. The day wasn't holy, but it was sunny and bright. In the quietness of his 

blessed home, out of curiosity, he picked up the phone. He never should have made that fateful call. It cost him dearly, and he nearly lost it all. It was 

indeed a normal beginning of the winter season. But sometimes normal changes course for any reason. Like falling leaves of Fall, innocense graced 

that first call. A happy season, it was Christmas Eve as I recall. It would have been better had he gone shopping at the mall. But instead, he was curiously 

driven, unaware of what would befall. He simply wanted to touch base with his past, and that was all. He never realized his future was moving toward a huge

waterfall. It's funny sometimes how a bit of curiosity can lead us astray. But it's not funny when we realize how we can easily lose our way. For seven

months, he ignored the teachings of Jesus, Peter, and Paul. As his resistance grew weaker and smaller, his became a battle royal. There were songs that

came to mind making him feel 10 feet tall. But without warning, he felt one song penning him against the wall. That song spoke of a Southern city on

Southern summer nights. And I tell you, for seven months, he really had no desire to be right. In his heart, he knew he was wrong. Within a few weeks,

he realized he really was not that strong. It's funny sometimes how initially we have no misguided intention at all. But it's not funny when we come close to

a great big fall. His deed was detected, causing a bit of dismay. But in process of time, it was to his delight that he was brought to the light. In due time

there came along one like a lion on the prowl with a mighty roar. After being pulled from the jaws of the bear, Anthony began to thrive and soar, and like

an eagle, he mounted on the heights. Doubtless, he would surely have been devoured had not God sent someone to help him fight.          

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Form: Couplet

I Missed You

I missed you 
By Michelle Morris 
19/07/2020 

Hey, it's good to touch base 
With you again;
It's been so long -
Like a lifetime already...

I'm still shaking,
Shaking like a leaf;
Feeling the exhilaration and fear
Swirling around me...

Chorus
Because I missed you;
Missed you so much it's true.
Never got over us;
Never got over you...

I missed you,
Every night and every day;
I missed you,
And for this moment
I prayed -
I prayed I'd see you again. 
(End Chorus)

Being with you now, 
It's so surreal;
Like a mirage that might disappear, 
Like a magical dream... 

But it's true and it's real;
You're here with me now, 
And my words have all fled... 
All I can do is feel... 

Chorus 

Yes it's true;
Yes it's real -
You're real and you're you... 
It's magical, 
Like a dream come true... 
It's true, I still love you... 

... But hey! 
It's really good to touch 
Base with you again... 
I hope we can still be friends... 

I might be shaking like a leaf 
But I won't hesitate - 
You make my life complete... 

Chorus 

© Michelle Morris, 2020
Form: Lyric


The Space Fills Up

Many people find it difficult to communicate, especially with loved ones. If time and effort isn't made, the gap between people can widen and seem an insurmountable obstacle. 

                      the space fills up 
                 (a bridge can be built) 
                     By Michelle Morris 
                          13/08/2020                     

                                  As
                          the silence
                      grows over time 
                  and the space fills up
        with nothing to say to each other 
                  we need to stand still 
                        and slow down
                          to touch base
                                again

                                   A
                              bridge 
                          can be built 
                    between our souls 
        if we are prepared to make every 
                 effort to communicate 
                         with love and
                           gentleness 
                               as one 

             © Michelle Morris, 2020

Premium Member My Hearts Speaks

Mother

I never really understood 
the depth of your love until 
I became a mother to.
I have respect for you and
I love you very much.
The woman I am today is 
because of your unwavering
love.
I know if you could have 
protected me from the pain, 
I endured in my life you would
have because that's what
mother's do.

Kids

I love you so much. The heart
in my chest beats for you. I
never really understood what
love was until you came into 
my life.
I'm grateful to be your mother
and I couldn't have asked for
better kids.
Do some times you put my 
nerves on edge? Or allow me 
to experience every emotion 
up under the sun?Yes but that 
what children do and love you
very much.

Siblings

I know I may have not been the
perfect sister. But you need to 
know that I love you very much. 
That bond that we shared as kids
is unbreakable. No matter where I 
am or where I go you mean the 
world to me.
Do sometimes we still act like kids 
and stop talking to each other for 
something foolish?
Yes but that what siblings do.
And my love for you will never
change.

Relatives

I know sometimes we lose con-
tact with each other and don't 
know what's going on in each 
other's lives. But we are family 
and the love I have for you will 
forever remain. Do we finally
touch base and say we will 
get together soon? Yes be-
cause that's what relatives do. 
And that my dear loved one really 
has to change.

Friends

You all are so special. Truly a
gift from up above. At times
when I needed a shoulder to
cry on you were there. You get
me and accept for who I am. I
know I can be difficult at times.
Do sometimes I forget to tell you
what you mean to me? Yes be-
cause that's what friends do,
I thought you knew that I love
you very much and so glad
you're in my life.



 11-19-16
Alexis Y
© Alexis Y.  Create an image from this poem.

Your Many Faces Staring Back At Me

Sitting here daydreaming of the many faces
That is hiding between the spaces
As we touch base I could make an open case
Baby in our life we are going places  
It's plain to see you just need 
more love from me

So you will know how far our love will grow
You remain to be a woman of mystery 
As everything is as it should be
Major fireworks going off inside of thee 
when I close my eyes to be happy and free

All I see are your many faces 
Looking back directly at me
Oh this must be all the love you promised I'd see
Showering down like heaven so blissfully 
Luckily we already agree
This has always been about you and me

I believe we have found the key
To beautiful love that is total reality
As far as the eyes can see
This is our guarantee
We are on a love spree
Turning on all this sensuality 
That leads us to our family tree
I can foresee this going to be for eternity
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Michael Jackson - 21

Dear Mike, 

I just wanted to touch base with you and write how I feel at this moment. While you were here, you taught us so much. I still play your songs because I like THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL through your music. It brings me closer to you. My favorites are MAN IN THE MIRROR and BLACK AND WHITE.

You know yo boy BEN broke up with DIRTY DIANA and told her to BEAT IT. She began to SCREAM and yell I WANT YOU BACK. Drama, drama, drama. She always WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' acting like she's all BAD. It must be her HUMAN NATURE and that could be DANGEROUS.
Anyway, he started dating this PRETTY YOUNG THING name BILLIE JEAN. She is a LIBERIAN GIRL. She told him he reminds her JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU.

Well, we all miss you. We feel you were GONE TOO SOON. By the way, there is suppose to be a concert in your honor and you know one thing Mike, I've GOT TO BE THERE. I will ROCK WITH YOU forever, for I NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE to you and you will never be OUT OF MY LIFE.
You, your dancing and your music will live on and on forever and ever.

Love Always, 
Colette Dright
Form: Narrative

Premium Member The Ecb

I’m Face-Timing with my Grandmère, we touch-base once a week. I love that face, wrinkled, like wind-weathered driftwood, and she’s a wag. “Are you familiar with the ECB?” She asks.

I wince at this odd turn in conversation, “Not REALLY,” I say, searching my mental index of useless facts and cross-matching those with her interests, “the European Central Bank?” I reply. “Oui.” she says.

“Let’s see,” I begin in a bored voice, “Inflation – transitory or persistent?” I say, in my best TV news-reader voice. “No,” I chuckle, “Not really, I have REAL, boring-things I’m learning about.”

“You’ll need to - one day,” she says, like a tarot reading oracle.

“I can’t imagine why.” I said. “I’m writing a few sentences about you!” I interject, to both change the subject and see what she says. She’s the only one in the family who knows I write.

“Oh,” she sighs, “Am I young, immoral and reckless?”

“Yes, you ARE,” I assure her, “you’re the worst.”

“Good," she confides, “I miss those days.” 
.

Marriam Webster: a wag is a clever person prone to joking

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