First Born In a Poor Family

Being a first born in a family of five called for more toilsome responsibilities,
So i dropped off my fears, packed my clothes and wore the sporty shoes of a pacesetter,
I waved goodbye to my kinsmen and treaded towards the bus station, out to the world of possibilities!

Peculiar Things That My Father Told Me

Summer is here, the trees are losing their leaves yet again,
There is an instant drop of lively plants on the riverbank,
We commence our journey to the farm, winding through the bushy table land,
Father used to let me sit on his neck from behind as we jostled through the woods,