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 seaward sea-bubble:
Taut tensile tendency,
Obscure odd odyssey,
Raise roomy revelry;
Years yield yarns you yodel...
See sensuous story stay,
Charm cleverly cheers clay;
Raise rousing ripe refrains,
Indulge instincts ingrained;
Prime plot puzzling playground,
Trailblazer touching town...
Move myopic mindset,
Yesterday yielding yet;
Tease trouble's trying threats,
Hoist happy hustling hat...
Leon Enriquez
01 November 2014
Singapore
Categories:
merlion, change,
Form: Alliteration
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 wild flings that speak of strain.
Now let it be such a big bang;
One way to tap the happy tale:
Wise up to grab the annual sale!
Leon Enriquez
03 July 2014
Singapore
(Note: Singlish* -- means a colloquial blend of
Singapore dialects mixed with English and known
to local natives as a pidgin called Singlish.)
Categories:
merlion, desire,
Form: Sonnet
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 harvest boom,
My heart now cheers blossoms and blooms;
Look deep within to sense a fount,
Plot win unseen as style now mounts.
Dawn light spurs moves in cast of light,
My mind lines grooves in-sync with flight;
Look beyond things to journey quest,
Prime playful swing to rapture zest.
Dawn light hurls joy with time to dance,
My words employ a glimpse of chance;
Look to this day to spin and weave,
Play funds grand pay to front fond gifts.
Dawn light flings time to take my time,
My life hurls rhymes to echo chimes;
Look to the East to these firm shores,
Strange Merlion beast for spice and more.
Leon Enriquez
23 Mar 2014
Singapore
Categories:
merlion, happiness,
Form: Quatrain
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 little red-dot that works sanguine play
It's easy to ask but so hard to pay
Our modern day culture defies intent
Visionary leader who forged our way
No one can truly understand your sway
Our stress and strain and ample discontent
A little red-dot that works sanguine play
A bright new team helms the future array
May fate be kind as we go round the bend
Visionary leader who forged our way
A little red-dot that works sanguine play
Leon Enriquez
16 Mar 2014
Singapore
Categories:
merlion, brother, celebrity,
Form: Villanelle
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 the people must forge our fate with tact
We live with risk and earn what we attract
Struggle with issues, concerns and constraints
Change follows heart and we must face harsh facts
Conspire with purpose, spirit, trust and act
Seek opportunities to beat disdain
We the people must forge our fate with tact
To forge consensus is to live fond pact
Assurance comes from results we attain
Change follows heart and we must face harsh facts
We the people must forge our fate with tact
Leon Enriquez
16 Mar 2014
Singapore
Categories:
merlion, business,
Form: Villanelle
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 promptings of mind and heart that conspire:
Dare venture with courage that spurs fond attend.
Live each day with a sacred code that inspires,
Discern and learn from mistakes along the way:
Accept that blood, sweat and tears will light the pyre!
Look to this day to justify your own say,
Heaven and earth align your soul's passage here:
Love, live and laugh your journey to passion play.
Being beyond time and space, let grace flood cheer:
Go beyond the veil your mortal frame endears.
Leon Enriquez
07 Mar 2014
Singapore
Categories:
merlion, celebration,
Form: Terza Rima
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 deeply;
Rich voice sincere, rich feel transcends;
Look for beauty, look for plenty;
Indulge our sphere, indulge our trends;
Observe and see, observe and be;
New delights cheer, new treasures brand.
Come to our shores, come to our spot;
Indulge your quest, indulge your best;
Taste subtle more, taste sublime plots;
Yield to fond zest, yield to fine fest.
My space is here, my time is now;
Yes poise endears, yes choice endows.
Heed feel and urge, heed form and fact;
One wholesome lot, one vibrant patch;
Mindset grooms surge, mindset prompts tact;
Empower thought, empower match.
Leon Enriquez
17 February 2014
Singapore
Categories:
merlion, inspirational, journey,
Form: Acrostic