Short Sagely Poems

"This strife shall continually overflow this cup,"

To my inquisitive spirit my sagely soul told,

"Until with growing old

Comes growing up."...

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old man owl
fuzzy around the beak
yellow eyes understanding the forest
today he will let the wife hunt
he stays in the oak tree dispersing advice
being sagely wise...

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her silky petals
enjoyed by yellow sunshine
happy with the grass

her fragrance wafting
gently in verdant meadow
delighting faeries

lilac leads the way
sagely announcing springtime
sharing lavender...

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It was exciting and thrilling 
To see the stadium filling
Though the day was a’chilling
People around were soon milling

Like pickles in jars sagely dilling
Notice that the Jacks were a’Jilling
Poets in attendance were quilling
Blue jays and cardinals were trilling...

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My poet’s heart wants to inspire,
Love you, encourage, and uplift
To embrace your writers soul
To show you the respect
You have sagely earned
Your words wow me
Hug my heart
Embrace
Me



Written July 25, 2018
For: 9 Lines To Let Them Know Everything Will Be Fine
Sponsor:  Silent One...

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The Quickening
by Michael R. Burch

for Beth

I never meant to love you
when I held you in my arms
promising you sagely
wise, noncommittal charms.

And I never meant to need you
when I touched your tender lips
with kisses that intrigued my own—
such kisses I had never known,
nor a heartbeat in my fingertips!...

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My translation of calligraphy by Ven. Master Chin Kung:

Face difficulty with liberality,  
Face hostility with patience, 
Steer through scrambles 
With leisurely grace and pace, 
For peace is found in temperance 
And the love of excess speech
Is the root of every calamity!

All rights released into Public Domain...

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Here by wide gates
Too much, too late


The comic sigh
Of dying highs


Add more to craze
In winding maze


Round and round trace
True loss of grace


Pain in sure hate
Pound mate and fate


The end comes soon
Ere day greets noon


A sagely fool
Cuts with blunt tools




Leon a Enriquez
09 November 2016
Singapore...

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Should a fool die
before their sunset time,
Many would lightly regard
this darkly demise

If a fool prematurely died
for being unwise
The pause period, to ponder this err plight,
won’t change too many minds
who scoff surmise

The death of a fool
is frost common as winter cold
Jester years unlearnt
simply weren’t 
meant to ever sagely grow old


09-28-21...

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To my teacher 

You imbued ideas
into our subtle minds,
and nurtured them sagely;

You made us ponder
so that we choose the righteous,
and walk through our lives
with confidence and pride;

You my dear teacher
are the one to shape our future,
It was all your hard work 
that with ease we can rise and shine.


Written May 11, 2022
Dedicated to my English teacher Mrs Amrit Bajaj...

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Memory mulls
Distant dreams dull


Fate fumbles fear
Slow stumble steers


Waltz walking wild
Chance cheeky child


Thoughts trouble tears
Clumsy choice cheers


Bright blooming blunt
Sweet saying slant


Wild willing ways
Spread succinct say


Crisp crafty cheer
Speaks sagely seer


Gift gracious glyph
Taste touching trip




Leon Enriquez
31 August 2017
Singapore...

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Sagely silent woman half smiles
Man blathers on and on and on
Abject grief traveled many miles
Death has come to their precious son


Solemn church has six empty aisles
This brave soldier has long been gone
Sagely silent woman half smiles
Man blathers on and on and on


Dressed up child looks at dull gray tiles
Wishing she could blink and be gone
Outside window a gentle fawn
A teen's cell phone now butt dials
Sagely silent woman half smiles...

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