Cryptic Merlion
Cryptic contours charade,
Rousing riverfront raid;
Young yonder years yielding,
Prosperous peace prancing;
Taunting tale telling trite,
Icon imprints invite,
Clever casting charm cites...
Minds merge mingling motives,
Embalm emergent edge;
Rising riches restive,
Lofty lion-maned ledge;
Instruct inbound inklings,
Outline obvious oozing,
Niche nice new nurturing...
Fancy fish-tail flings flair,
Age aligns apt affairs;
Sense survival seeking,
Hope's hasty hurts hurling;
Intent invents impasse,
Observe optimum ooze;
Now nimble nascent noose,
Salty sea spray surpass...
Sculpt
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Categories:
merlion, change,
Form: Alliteration
Merlion City Now
Move with the times as change abounds;
Explore each choice to fill and trace;
Remember chimes that swirl around;
Loiter sure poise beyond mere space;
Indulge your quest with profound thought;
Open your eyes and clearly see;
Nudge awkward jest that troubles plot.
Chance upon highs that come to be;
Invest in things that reap fine gains;
Tell your story with Singlish* slang;
Yield to
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Categories:
merlion, desire,
Form: Sonnet
Merlion City 8
MARINA BAY WALKABOUT
Saturday night tour walkabout:
You and I stroll briskly along
To check the lights with the big crowd
With carefree souls pushing sing-song!
By transit train, we found our way
To breeze on-site to see the lights;
But Earth Hour strain brought lights-out stray,
Humid airs strike a deep dark night.
Two hours around Marina Bay
We circled paths with easy
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Categories:
merlion, heart,
Form: Quatrain
Merlion City 7
DAWN LIGHT
Dawn light sparkles with crimson rays,
My eyes marvel at brand new day;
Look to the East where all things start,
Confront new feast with cheery heart.
Dawn light sets free new pulse and zest,
My soul finds me on a bold quest;
Look deeper still to find my way,
Seek to keep will ready for play.
Dawn light speaks clear of
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Categories:
merlion, happiness,
Form: Quatrain
Merlion City 6
A FOND TRIBUTE:
(TO OUR OLD-GUARD LEADER)
Visionary leader who forged our way
In your twilight years kind humour attends
A little red-dot that works sanguine play
Once upon a time history did stray
A city state found dire straits in harsh trends
Visionary leader who forged our way
A man's decisive stance framed light of day
A vision aligned our bold action plans
A
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Categories:
merlion, brother, celebrity,
Form: Villanelle
Merlion City 5
OUR CONVERSATION:
DEAR SINGAPORE
Change follows heart and we must face harsh facts
Our conversation exposes real pains
We the people must forge our fate with tact
Understand the scenario to dare act
Look deeper still to work on ideas plain
Change follows heart and we must face harsh facts
Focus common agenda and enact
Walk a steady path to manage new gains
We
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Categories:
merlion, business,
Form: Villanelle
Merlion City 4
ODE TO THE RAIN
A rare happening here, this dreary drought:
The dry earth chokes and trees are fast fading,
Reservoir water stock is drying out.
The dry weather is truly worrying,
We bear the foul odours of wind-blown haze,
Health concerns with ash now escalating.
We feel the choking air in smelly daze,
See long clinic queues with breathing ailments,
Polluted smog and
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Categories:
merlion, angst,
Form: Terza Rima
Merlion City 3
ODE TO ZEST
Sparkle and sprinkle clear strains of playful zest,
Feed laughter with humour and wit that drizzles:
Now jest and fest put wholesome goodness to test.
Each moment is time allotted to puzzle,
Know then your pathway journey to happy trends:
Charm, poise and voice ferment in passion's nimble.
To each a way to grow and mellow bold scan,
Heed the
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Categories:
merlion, celebration,
Form: Terza Rima
Merlion City 2
ACROSTIC ODE TO SINGAPORE
Urge strikes a feel and flow of obvious appeal,
See a tiny red-dot enroute to places,
Embracing the path of economic will.
Bestow on this land of many dear faces
Use of timely ideas and productive strides,
Yield to our people fond smiles and fine graces.
See this island nation in Asiatic tides,
Immersed with multi-racial
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Categories:
merlion, community, dedication, perspective,
Form: Terza Rima
Merlion City
Sights you will see, sights you will like;
Images voice, images flow;
New blooms set free, new mood swing strikes;
Grace charms sure poise, grace fills clear glow;
Appeal can hint, appeal can blend;
Pleasant red-dot, pleasant hot-spot;
Outline bright tints, outline grand trends;
Reap fragrant lots, reap happy thoughts;
Embrace our mint, embrace our friends.
Meet cultures here, meet flavours grand;
Explore freely, explore
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Categories:
merlion, inspirational, journey,
Form: Acrostic