Gratefulness Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

Gratefulness

I went downtown
I went in the downtown
round and round

What is this all about?
Abundance? What's in abundance?
Which I can clearly see
flooded rivers, lakes, and ponds

last sweetest summer
this was a pond for a leisure day
parents brought their children here

but now only water, water, and water
can be found,
dry ground everywhere
and all around,

don't worry, dear people at home
at least you are often dry in your dome
you don't have to wander in the mega waters

another alternative:
you can do like Noah
without too many pets or family
buy a precise one
smallest boat,

then take the road
to Freedom
freed from flooding,
that's one thing

WHO says we suffer from floods?

The rainy weeks
do you want to change it?
Be more intelligent,
and think through!

As usual:
people can only complain, complain and complain again,
but please be thankful that we are still alive,
that there are no wars around us,
only weeks of rain surround our dome,
we stay high and dry, at our home

©SYLVIA FRANCES CHAN - Palm Sunday 2 APRIL 2023