Parenthood is not meant to carry
The heaviest of burdens
Throughout their lives
An old grand ma removing coconut husk to make coir
Youngsters often are misguided today,
And expect others to provide their way
Do not realize how fortunate they are
When parents do their best all the way
The craze for materialistic gains are on the way up
None is satisfied or contended with what’s on their lap
Needs are high, yet someone else is expected to pay
Hard work is a bad word and for good luck, they pray!
It is not an extra ounce of brain or luck gets you ‘cream’
Virtually everyone has the potential to reach their dream
The concept of pre-planning has gone out of the window
The ancient dictum every youngster should know
'When you fail to plan you are planning to fail'
Parents and teachers do their best
Lovingly carry even the extra weight
Yet when a kid achieves his goal,
Blood and sweat of parents forgotten
And takes the glory, ‘as he did it all’
If there is however, a mishap, or a failure,
there are plenty of ‘escape goats’
Opportunity deficits, parents and ill-luck
Are identified as causes for their deficits
The mango is sweet if you’ve plucked it,
it is even sweeter, had you grown the tree
If you’ve reached a high position in life
It is a fraud to take the entire credit
One who can see does not appreciate
until the vision is totally gone
one who can hear takes it for granted
till he becomes’ bone deaf
Every child assumes parents as his own property
but when parents are feeble it is a different story
Tables are turned they are busy and no patience
Interest is focussed on transfer of the inheritance!
When parents were giving and caring,
Children took it all, not without complaining,
Do not see the preciousness of the gift
Till their parents eyes are permanently shut
Some elderly parents with heaviness in heart
Still do work to make children’s ends meet
I address here, loud and clear
parents and grandparents do not owe anything
Except to give a decent start to their offspring
Ariya