Beautiful flowers

This is another beautiful flower which I saw at the Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay.

Fuchsia

This is another flower which I saw at the Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. I think it is a fuchsia as I have never seen this flower before. I have seen a smaller flower with a different colour combination though; I think it’s violet and pink.

Rain Tree Arcade

A short stretch of the road that encircles our Lake Gardens has been referred to as the Rain Tree Arcade because the tall Rain trees planted along one side of the road arches over the road to the lake on the other side with the tips of their outer branches hovering just above the water of the lake as if thirsty for a drink, and on a rainy day, one can actually see the trees take a sip of the lake.

Flower at the Flower Dome

I visited the Flower Dome at the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore recently. Inside are flowers from all over the world and I saw this one at the Australian Garden. I am sure our Australian friends can tell us what flower this is.

Drain Fishing

Teach a man to fish and he will fish ............
on a Wednesday morning.

Sails in the Sky

Wash and clean;
wipe and dry;
that’s what I do all day.

It’s free time;
lighting a cigarette,
I squat down,
back to the wall,
and wipe my face with the towel
that’s wrapped around my neck.

I look up
at those towers
that are like sails in the sky,
painted gold and orange
by the dying sun.
They seem so far away.

Then tiny yellow lights on the sails
start to twinkle
and I can imagine
the family sitting down for dinner –
Pa, Ma and the kids –
chatting and smiling
amid the clatter of forks and spoons.

I take a drag on the cigarette
and watch the grey tip turn red,
then the smoke rings
floating away.
Pa and Ma are no more.

I’m hungry now,
have to grab a bite;
that’s when the yellow lights of the car arc in.
“How long is it going to take?” he asks.
“About 15 minutes, sir and it will be spotlessly clean.”

Wash and clean;
wipe and dry;
that’s what I do all day.