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City Haikus

This garden city
Concrete skyscrapers loom;
Greenery punctuate


Tree-lined avenues
Bourgainvillea clusters;
Traffic jam companions


Waltzing slowly
Overhead bridge;
Ant-people below


Old neighbourhood
Heartland community;
Ageing populace


Feeble old lady
Speeds on wheels;
Electric commotion


Playground
For small kids and big;
Noisy charades


Fitness park
For young and old;
Fighting spirit


City side walk cafe
Crowded after hours;
Beery happy hours


Noticeable absence
Dry spell ending;
Sudden torrential rain


Umbrellas raised,
Parasols  hoisted;
Too late this drenching


Side walk cobbler
New lease for old shoes;
Assorted wears


Hyper art queue
Long-winded delay;
Fussy customer


Bank ATM await
Ready to dispense;
Urgent pocket money


Office podium
By shopping mall;
Buzz of human traffic


Downtown hype
Temptations galore;
Mostly unnecessary


Leon Enriquez
23 Apr 2014
Singapore

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Line Gauthier

Date: 10/29/2017 9:00:00 PM

What a lovely idea to string your haikus like a necklace made of gems. Wonderfully crafted.

Leon Enriquez
Date: 10/31/2017 10:29:00 AM

Dear Line Gauthier: Thank you for your kind words. Leon

Darlene Gifford

Date: 9/7/2014 10:48:00 PM

Leon, I felt as if I were right there in every Haikus, experiencing every one! especially the old lady on wheels.

Leon Enriquez
Date: 9/8/2014 12:02:00 AM

Dear Darlene: Glad you found delight in these fragments. I habitually observe my surroundings. And after some time, think upon those moments of seeing things as they are and writing my haiku/ senryu fragments. Most people write a single piece at a time. To me, writing a string feels good, and from these, one or two gems appear. That's my mode of writing. Hope this helps. Leon

Monterey Sirak

Date: 4/25/2014 7:57:00 AM

Vibrant images of a city you have penned here. I like the very last line, (but as a country girl, I would naturally think all the hustle and bustle was unnecessary)

Leon Enriquez
Date: 4/26/2014 9:32:00 AM

Dear Monterey: Just a casual glimpse and observation of happenings as I walk around the neighbourhood. glad you noticed the last haiku fragment which is how the city life is about beyond buying and selling. Thanks. Leon