OLD DAYS and PRESENT DAYS

 FROM SAMPATH’S DESK:

  

 

OLD DAYS and PRESENT DAYS

 

 

In old days, we covered distances by walk;

Going to work is now a racewalk;

With traffic everywhere, we now need a skywalk;

In all activities, people want a cakewalk;

And, in our birdcage flats, we do a silent catwalk!

 

Those days, people had peptalk;

Nowadays, even with neighbours people hardly talk;

Thinking it as an uphill task;

Deeming it below their rank!

 

Previously, no food outside;

Now nothing is cooked inside;

With both spouses employed, eating is on roadside;

And enjoyment is at seaside!

 

Previously, people did hard work;

Never minded even bullwork;

Law and morality were society’s bulwark!

Today, many prefer sweat-free web-lock!

 

Yesteryear saw us in a simple lifestyle;

And we were agile;

Our dispositions were facile;

Today, with money on hand, some go for a cocktail;

Refusing to be docile;

And never ready to reconcile!

 

 

R.SAMPATH

5.8.2025