Yunnan Stopover

(Dedication: For Zhou Junchen, Joseph -- Our Chinese tour guide in Yunnan, who took us on an amazing journey, with kindness and great patience.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yield to memories in pictures we take; Urge strange new cultures to shape experience; Note quaint history as old puzzles make; Notice thought nurture both real and transience. Align fine vistas with place, sights and sounds; Nimble a short while and relish the feel. See tour agenda in places new found; Touch-taste, sense and style deep longing that heals; Opt to embrace each panoramic view; Prime your own pleasure with insights that surge; Open heart can reach soul pleasure that cues; Voice sparks fond treasure as beauty primes urge. Enjoy your fine stay in moments that come; Reap beyond mere play fond feelings that sum. Leon Enriquez 27 May 2014 Kunming, China transit; Singapore homecoming (Note: This is an Acrostic Sonnet.)