Flowers are Red (Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Muhammed Bhikha
& Rashid Bhikha ( Fakazi Ngwekazi (Nhlanhla),
Linda Gcwensa & Mfana Nxumalo (Sipho)
A little boy went first day at school
He got some crayons and he started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
The teacher said, “What you doin’ young man?”
“I’m paintin’ flowers see”
“Well this is not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There’s a time for everything young man
a way it should be done
You’ve got to show concern for everyone else
For you’re not the only one”
And she said…
“Flowers are red
Green leaves are green
There’s no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen ”
But the little boy said…
“There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one”
Well the teacher said “You’re sassy
There’s a way that things should be
And you’ll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me…”
she said…
“Flowers are red
Green leaves are green
There’s no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen ”
But the little boy said again…
“There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one”
Well the teacher put him in a corner
She said “It’s for your own good”
And you won’t come out ’til you get it right
responding like you should”
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to that teacher
And this is what he said
“Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There’s no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen”
Well time went by like it always does
he moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin’
She said…”Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let’s paint every one”
that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him “why”
This is what he said..
“Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There’s no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen.”
But there must still be a way to have our children say,
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
Form 5 kat SMAPK.. tahun 1998
Malam Talentime yang disertai budak-budak lelaki sahaje
2 orang budak berduet membaca Poem, sidik dan mukhizam a.k.a misai
Bersaing dengan persembahan2 lain yang dahsyat-dahsyat.
Tapi 2 orang budak tu berjaya mendapat tempat pertama, hehehe. sebut elephant pun tak betul…ilefen..terima kasih la kepada judges ye.
“Poem” tu baca lirik lagu earth song MJ je (Arwah)
Eearth Song
What about sunrise
What about rain
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain.. .
What about killing fields
Is there a time
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine…
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we’ve shed before
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth the weeping shores?
Aaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah
What have we done to the world
Look what we’ve done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son…
What about flowering fields
Is there a time
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine…
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war
Did you ever stop to notice
The crying Earth the weeping shores
Aaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaah
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don’t know where we are
Although I know we’ve drifted far
Hey, what about yesterday
What about the seas
The heavens are falling down
I can’t even breathe
What about the bleeding Earth
Can’t we feel its wounds
What about nature’s worth
It’s our planet’s womb
What about animals
We’ve turned kingdoms to dust
What about elephants
Have we lost their trust
What about crying whales
We’re ravaging the seas
What about forest trails
Burnt despite our pleas
What about the holy land
Torn apart by creed
What about the common man
Can’t we set him free
What about children dying
Can’t you hear them cry
Where did we go wrong
Someone tell me why
What about babies
What about the days
What about all their joy
What about the man
What about the crying man
What about Abraham
What about death again
Do we give a damn
Lir-ilir, lir-ilir
tandure wis sumilir
Tak ijo royo-royo tak senggo temanten anyar
Cah angon-cah angon penekno blimbing kuwi
Lunyu-lunyu yo penekno kanggo mbasuh dodotiro
Dodotiro-dodotiro kumitir bedhah ing pinggir
Dondomono jlumatono kanggo sebo mengko sore
Mumpung padhang rembulane mumpung jembar kalangane
Yo surako… surak hiyo…
dalam membelek gambar2 lama yang boleh masih diselamatkan, terjumpa gambar ni..
gambar pusara mbah bauk @ Haji Soleh , Bapak kepada Bapak. Mbah bauk ni meninggal 6 tahun sebelum aku lahir, pertama kali melawat kubur ni masa kenduri menyambut menantu sepupu kat batu pahat, Arwah Abdul Rahim beberapa tahun lepas, arwah meninggal tak lama lepas dapat baby girl akibat komplikasi buah pinggang. alfatihah..
Minggu lepas kami sekeluarga balik kampung sungai Manila, kali terakhir balik masa tahun baru cina, agak lama jugak tak balik..
Muadz dah pandai merangkak betul hari khamis lepas, makin banyak tempat nak dilawati.
Mak & Bapak sihat alhamdulillah, cuma bapak agak tak larat, maklumlah usia dah makin bertambah..
Rumah mak & bapak tengah tak ada dapur sebab tengah renovate. Malam tu dengan family kakak, kak lalah, kak ipah & kamil kitorang bawak mak & bapak pergi makan kat tepi sungai perak, tak payah la nyatakan nama restoran kat sini, kang dapat promosi free pulak (negatif @ positif).
Baru 5 keluarga dah penuh satu meja panjang, kiranya 5 keluarga lagi ada mungkin lebih gamat agaknya. Muadz mandikan Cik Lah dengan air sejuk, kesian cik lah..gambar aku tak dapat letak sebab kamera ada masalah.
Hari ahad balik kuantan. jumpa buku “Bercinta Hingga ke Syurga” karangan ustaz hasrizal abdul jamil (saifulislam.com), carik kat kuantan semua stok habis, last-last jumpa kat R & R temerloh. tapi Buku aku terima nikahnya pun tak habis baca lagi..hihi
Minggu lepas genap 3 tahun usia perkahwinan amini & ashikim, moga kekal selamanya hingga ke syurga..
Dah 3 minggu tak update , minggu lepas agak sibuk melayan anak-anak yang diberi ujian kesakitan. Umar dari hari isnin sampai Jumaat muntah-muntah & CB, tiap kali masuk makanan keluar balik. Muadz hari rabu demam & muntah, budak² ni memang kamcing, sorang sakit, sorang lagi nak ikut jugak. Sekarang dua-dua dah sihat alhamdulillah, Umar nampak kurus sikit sekarang berbanding minggu lepas, tapi buat sementara ni Abah tak bagi umar minum “njen”…ade laktosa.
