happy anniversary, mum and dad!!! :)

May-day

The first of May is May-day
And there's always such a fuss
In books -- of fields of flowers
And busy bees that buzz

Ribbons bright and dresses gay
Are featured in each story
And parties are a common sight
In picnic-table glory

But here I am in Singapore
And I'm sure there's something more
To May-day, than these happy things
That flutter on whimsical wings
'Cause here we don't have flowers
We don't while away the hours
Dreaming picnics in the sun
And pretending to have fun.

No.

To us, May-day is Labour Day
The let's-appreciate-workers-day
A day to pause in our busy lives
Of busy husbands and busy wives
To ponder with detachedness
Upon a little gratefulness...
Then on with our lives --
We musn't stop!
On with our lives --
Let's strive for the top!
Absurd it sounds, but this is true:
That's the Singapore May-day for you.

Yet somewhere in a corner of Singapore...

Two people remain unaffected
By the noise and bustle
Throughout their fulfilled, peaceful lives
They've never tried to hustle
Twenty-one years of happy marriage
Celebrated with God's grace
Ardent love still undiminished
A glow of warmth around each face

Every May-day of the year
They rejoice to be alive
Still happily married to each other
One my father, one his wife.
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