Writing C++ like Java (or any other language for that matter) won't help anyone. The code will turn out non-idiomatic and weird for any couple of C++-eyeballs.
Especially since the GoF Design Patterns, which are often cited as the main reason for Java being verbose, were described in the original book using C++ (and smalltalk) examples.
Just because they may be overused in Java doesn't mean people shouldn't use them at all in other languages.
They have originated from C++, fine, but it is a different language, different ecosystem, different community, different ideology and -- different idioms