Father's Day Weekend

Up this cheerful morning,
The sun shone on his face.

The night before, I worked
Alone, while he slumbered
In my wife's arms.

His smile makes everything
worth the while.

The future demands work
to guarantee it:
I scramble to find
My footing in this world.

Finances are shot through
Like a leak in a bucket.

I hope to give him
Everything, like what
I got from my dad.

Jolly Sunday

"Jolly" is a word that is rarely used these days, except in connection with "Jolly Shandy".

This is a drawing that I made using my Wacom tablet on my Opensuse-powered Fujitsu notebook.

It's a rather old notebook....

A Shorter Term for Parliament

Four years sounds about right,
Four years is what I am suggesting.
Because five years can drag,
And we all don't like dragging.

Since 2008 its been
One campaign after another;
The machinery grew tired,
And then they couldn't be bothered.

In New Zealand the term is currently three
Will they get four? Who knows? Maybe?
In France Parliament sat for seven
But now it is five -- thank the heavens!


Five years following London:
An age-old English tradition;
Lets warlords build their fiefdoms
And the lazy remain complacent.

In fact the English experts say:
Four years, not five, should be the way.
Leaders stretching their term to five
Are simply trying to stay alive.

So give us four - I ask - not more;
No matter who wins, we won't get bored.
Before you know it, just around the bend
Elections will be back again.

Remembrance of a Scrabble King

I had Literature classes when I was young
With a debonair tutor in Leboh Ampang.
He was teacher, writer, musician, and composer
He wrote the anthems for his school
(Which students - I heard - gladly sang).

Youth are spending with abandon

Youth are spending with abandon
It used to be that they were wanton
But now wanton is served with mee
It only serves to confuse me

Spending with the plastic cash
They follow suit as their friends splash
The one who pays is feeling trapped
The one who spends has never clapped

Youths and spouses are shopping online
Avoiding jams and parking downtime
Its harder now to curb their spending
When all they see are numbers changing

Bills will come at the end of months
The one who pays will bear the brunt
The one who spends will never end
Her shopping spree for the latest trend

Note: Apologies to my readers for the long absence from this blog. I have been blogging elsewhere.