Short Vests Poems

we wore fringed vests, the love beads
the long hair, the hair bands, the granny glasses
the flowing clothes, the bell bottoms
a fantastic time, the memories of my youth...

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red hot lava lamp
shaggedy raggedy rug
peace sign plump flower

bell bottom hip huggers
fake fur vests and free love
open hearts, open ideas

nineteen seventy
volkswagon buses and Viet Nam
such a contradiction...

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Surrounded by dry prairie grass

Amidst a sea of broken glass

Like metal soldiers dressed in rust

V-8's wear vests of orange dust

And I, when gazing at them there

Get goose bumps raising every hair

Each time, because I swear I see

Dead headlights staring back at me...

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Nurture nice niche
Observe the way
Thrill touching teach
Instruct fond say
Choice charms charade
Eye each ember
Meet movements made
Yield yokes yonder
Move mystic mime
One odd obsess
Toss trouble times
Imprint impress
Vibrant verse vests
Etch each excess




Leon Enriquez
19 August 2015
Singapore...

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Vests in reds that breed
All good in hearts that feed
Laces in reds that exceed
Embraces in hearts that speed
No cold hearts decreed
That all broken hearts should bleed
In time all hearts will cede
Never on thorns or spikes that seed
Ever will true and loving hearts shall weed
Soft or hard, hearts will concede...

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So many, so dead

Where did they come from, and why?

Why do they hate us?



So much death, so much

Young people die much too soon

Parents live to mourn.



Some of the young died,

Because their vests hid the bombs.

Executioners.



What should we do now?

How can we stop all of this?

Or must more die first?...

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Sullen Sally sat softly..
Sofa cushions.velvet,soft and lofty.

Pondering, world’s great thinkers.
Some friends in her past, were heavy drinkers.

She’d observe them with a smirk
Each,assuredly,a god,not a jerk.

They’d argue that their god was best.
Such arrogant angels, in sweater vests!


                     9/25/2023

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Sense spice
Prompt price


Sweet smell
Touch tells


Love lives
Good gives


Taste touch
Move much


True tale
Spurs sale


Kind keep
Dance deep


Pure pace
Apt ace


Prize poise
Charm choice


Nice notes
Vests vote


Charm cheers
Dream dear


Last look
Bright book


Joy jumps
Soul sums




Leon Enriquez
24 February 2019
Singapore...

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"Sweet shirts!" they scream
as you pass wearing green
bright and so proud it hurts.
Good job wearing shirts.

Women with vests,
partially exposed chests,
I say, "Give it a rest!
Put away your chests!"

I once ate fruit,
since I thought it was cute,
and though it looked real good,
it was made of wood.

Now my mouth's sore,
and I just have no more
dish from which to serve dirt,
so I say, "Sweet shirts."...

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Watch wise wit
Frame fond fit
Bit by bit


Feel fine face
True touch trace
Glimpse good grace


Sculpt scope sure
Prize peak pure
Choice crafts cure


Daze dreams dwell
Work words well
Touch that tells


Apt art ace
Tough times trace
Graft grand grace


Quit quaint quest
Reach ripe rest
Zeal zips zest


Craft creams choice
Pique prize poise
Vote vests voice




Leon Enriquez
27 December 2019
Singapore...

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The cops with "Counterterrorism"
Splayed upon their vests
Alert us to the fact that they're 
All set to make arrests.

They eyeball every passenger
In search of someone who
May secretly be plotting
To cause harm to me or you.

At one time I was comforted
By having them around,
Believing that their presence
Helped to keep us safe and sound.

But now it's more unnerving,
Like the sighting of a fungus,
For it makes me wonder if there is
A terrorist among us....

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I often see a line of kids
With vests of neon green
Go walking down the street; it is
A charming urban scene.

They’re anywhere from two to four,
Connected by a rope,
So no one up and wanders off;
At least that is the hope.

A grown-up walks in front and back
And stops to deal with tears,
But mostly, it’s a happy group,
Or that’s how it appears.

I’m sure they get to run around
As those in preschool should,
Though, being city kids, they also
Stroll the neighborhood....

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