Thursday, October 03, 2013

the old village


The old village no more
It lies in memory to those who knew
In the time lost through development
The sound of children laughter died long ago

The land developed into concrete jungle
In the town when progress came
The villagers shifted or migrated to other places
The old village no more

The neighbourly ties and friendship
It would never run the familiar footing
Those times deadly gone with the wind
It lies in the memory to those who knew

The old village in the mind
Near to town suffered through progress
The neighbourly spirit gone
The footprints lie in memory

Kampong Tengah the races lived
Sharing the neighbourly gathering
The temple celebrations, the opera shows
The firecrackers and the races weddings


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