the absent members of Parliament

The August House is empty

The members of Parliament get paid

Rumour has said it is $500 a day

Yet these members fail to attend

The members must put aside other matters

Attending Parliament sessions is important

They are the voices for the people

They aren't there for themselves

The Speaker of the House

He has to find ways to penalize these errant members

They come from both side of the camp

The law minister should draft rules to penalize them

The Bills and amendments laws to debate

Without a quorum it will be put aside

It will cost of time and efforts

The members of Parliament mustn't play truant

Now it has come out in the open

The people will keep note of who fails to attend

The law minister should keep track of these absentees

Publish their names for all to see

Maybe the allowance should be with-held

For the members who fail to attend

If they fail 3 times to attend

ask them to sweep public roads