MY SON ASKED WHY I SPOKE SO QUIETLY

 

My son asked why I spoke so quietly

While at home and I responded brightly

That China were listening, and he laughed,

So, I laughed, and then our devices laughed

I HAVE A LITTLE RIDDLE FOR YOU

 

I have a little riddle for you

If you would like to play?

It has two eyes and smokes

Give up? – The answer is Pompeii

IF YOU SCRATCH A CYNIC

 

If you scratch a cynic,

Beneath the exterior,

You will probably find

A disappointed dreamer

DON’T LOOK BACK TO YESTERDAY

 

Don’t look back to yesterday

Because that is now history

Instead look ahead to tomorrow

Because the future is a mystery

DON’T TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED

 

Don’t take life for granted

Treat each day as a gift

They’re aptly called the present

And each one gives you a lift

DOES THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

 

Does the pursuit of happiness

Leave you ultimately unhappy

Then don’t pursue happiness,

Instead, you should just be happy

ARE YOU WEARING IT FOR FUN?

 

Are you wearing it for fun?

Well that a very funny one

But what’s even funnier

Is that your flies are undone