Written: January 01st, 2023
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My diaphanous wallet held the moon,
a curious sensation rose in my chest
pale at night
I stole a
massive cosmic cluster
for a tinge of ethereal light.
Secretly wears Saturn's rings
Venus continues her romance
brought me her prized assets
kissed quickly
planet Mars snuck through
discrete carrier bag,
dedicated to city redecorating.
Widespread cognizance prevailed
drape of wings and sapphire plume,
designed bespoke by the Seraphim
nimbus swirls and nebulous sky,
within the cosmic shower ring,
a sempiternal empyreal cherubic niche,
I swiftly seized it as it whizzed by.
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Categories:
redecorating, appreciation, encouraging, hope, success,
Form: Free verse
Sparrow song
Short arias;
Dawn flings the sun
Mealtime devotion
Homely food culture;
Spreading tender loving care
Cardiac stretching
Workout a sweat;
Brisk walking track
Lazy afternoon
Somnolent feelings;
In-between home movie
Curious eyes
Spy happenings;
Car park commotion
Marriage invitation
Posh banquet awaits;
Timely celebration
Old lovers strolling
Mellow smiles sketch;
Vistas aged like wine
Water colour skies
Sudden downpour flushing;
Redecorating new hues
Newspaper vendor
Talkative as usual;
Everyday economics
Corner fruit stall
So many varieties;
Choosy customers
Leon Enriquez
13 July 2014
Singapore
Categories:
redecorating, crazy,
Form: Haiku
These walls are gathering together, closing with damp farewell embraces.
The yawns of previous occupants echo through linoleum: my home of all places.
Visitors come and go, footprints on concrete pathways smoothed over by later settlers.
Redecorating the past has never been so easy! The wind carries whispers of meddlers
But that’s easily solved; double glazing for the coming winter of discontent.
Yet still no snow falls for these ghosts. The fireplace has changed; it’s been bent,
Replastered and stoked and ready for the fuel of future memories not yet made.
Still the ceilings creak inwards, the weight of countless children who played
By careering down hallways; Old clocks ticking. Shop-bought curtains are drawn
On the sunsets of men, forgotten are we all in the flick of a signature pen,
Contracted to paint another’s elapsed timeframe. Perhaps a new extension, dear?
Categories:
redecorating, allegory, angst, home, mystery,
Form: Free verse
They don't see the difference
Even though the reasons are shown.
There is, however, one main way
Perhaps some will even agree,
A house is a place you go to
But a home is where you want to be.
Filled with irreplaceable memories
Complete with laughter and joy,
A home is where children are raised
Not set aside like some old toy.
There's children’s special drawings
Proudly displayed on the wall,
This is a home without doubt
For in a house they aren’t found at all.
Redecorating as you all please
Each family member pitches in,
There’s messes and many silly acts
While having fun until the end.
So, just take a few minutes now
Carefully just take a look around,
Your sure to know its not a home
If there's no memories to be found.
Categories:
redecorating, family, children, love, house,
Form: Rhyme
Even when the trees have forfeited their leaves
Lost eternally in a fog-filled plain of despair
And all is submersed in deafening silence
I brace myself for colder winds
Still I notice you on colder nights
When darkness encroaches on my soul
Reminiscing of peaceful mountain bliss
Encased in an indomitable white blanket
All creation shivers underneath
Forceful piercing winds blowing gray
Gnawing away my hope for more
But what was relentlessly frozen through
Has bravely surfaced impenetrable doubt
Redecorating life in vivacious greens
Even now in death you open intrepid doors
For new life to begin an extravagant novel journey
And so it is with you and how you make me new
In every season's change
Categories:
redecorating, death, inspirational, loss, uplifting,
Form: Elegy
I've brought
the outside in.
All of it, in.
The sun, in.
The moon, in.
And the sea,
Definitely, in.
The trees, in.
The birds and the bees, in.
The clouds that come
and go in my life,
I locked in the garage.
Categories:
redecorating, nature,
Form: Free verse
(to my late husband, Sonny)
Time to repaint and to clean
I really need a change of scene
So I can make this room mine
Where we once spent our time
Redecorating my room is a chore
Because I have treasure galore
I can’t part with this or with that
I have to keep this little white cat
And this red stuffed frog that can sing
Of course I must keep my engagement ring
You bought years after we were wed
And the Harley cap you wore on your head
My bubble fairy is a precious figurine
I must put it where it can be seen
Oh, and the water globe music box
Along with these polished rocks
The models of a ’64 Ford
This replica of a sword
Boxes for my jewelry and trinkets
Books, music, and these blankets
Memories flood into my mind
With each treasure that I find
I can’t part with things that you gave
‘Cause my heart says I really must save
So Sonny, even though you are gone
Your memory will still linger on
With mementos of the love we knew
A love that was forever true
Categories:
redecorating, death, funny, introspection, love,
Form: Couplet