A Poem by a 14 year old in 1968
I like to play with my friends in the rain.
We all like especially the afternoon rain,
because it is so very cooling.
My kampung friends all play in the rain,
but there are some rich kids who hardly join us in our playing.
So even more we do not see them outside in the rain,
my mother says it's because their mothers are afraid of them slipping and falling.
I still do not understand people who do not enjoy the rain
when so many times running in the rain, I am so happy that I feel like crying!
I like to play with my friends in the rain.
We all like especially the afternoon rain,
because it is so very cooling.
My kampung friends all play in the rain,
but there are some rich kids who hardly join us in our playing.
So even more we do not see them outside in the rain,
my mother says it's because their mothers are afraid of them slipping and falling.
I still do not understand people who do not enjoy the rain
when so many times running in the rain, I am so happy that I feel like crying!
I like to play with my friends in the rain.