Going out for a picnic,
Nothing to worry and panic,
When the adult children accompanied,
What is there to be distressed?
Mummy prepares the food,
Daddy buys the snacks with good mood,
The children take their net books, I phones, PDAs,
All go for a picnic in Putra Jaya.
When daddy switches on the radio,
The children close their ears,
One with the hands and the rest with ear plugs,
Mummy watches the brood without any clue.
The angry daddy looks at them,
Expects them to speak what he wants to listen,
The son talks to his girlfriend through sms,
The daughter plays the CG online.
None look out as they used to do,
The parents of unpredictable adults are confused.
Another son watches the movie in the net book,
The happy family is on the way for a picnic.
Alas! An accurate and poetic description of today's world... with no amelioration in sight!
No child looks at the scenery outside. Very enjoyable poem. evokes the memories of my travels with my students who would be watching the T.V in the bus when were climbing up the hills in winding roads.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Mummy prepares the food. Thanks for sharing.