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When I Had Gone On A Holiday
To My Son's House In UK
I saw Without Fail Every Day
Stacks Of Mail Delivered On His Name.

I Knew My Son Wrote Letters To None
And No One Known Ever Wrote To Him
So Though Was True Did Appear Strange
Such Large Mails Coming To Him Every Day.

I Asked My Son To Let Me Know
Whence These Mails Were Coming To Him
Specially So when They Came Without Fail
Day After Day Without A Break.

As He Let Me Glance Through Them One Day
I Found A Dozen Such Mails Or More
The Letters Were Of Different Shades
But In Right Envelopes Matching The same.

Lo And Behold What I Saw Then
I Had Never Seen Back In My Home
Letters With Varying Offers Made
With Catalogues Sent By Different Stores.

Some Offered Holidays In Far Off Shores
Some Offered Materials One Could Explore
Some Offers Covered All That One Aspired
All With Prices Cut To Tempt The Buyer More.

Some Covered Fancy Items, Some The Basic Needs
Some Offered Pension Schemes,Wishing One To Become Old
Some Offered Loans Disguised As Gifts
And All Aimed To Feel Rich,Without Really Being So.

The List Appeared Endless Without A Say
Could Lead One To A Life Of Ever Debt And Pray
Though The Mails I Knew Made Seldom A Sale
My Son Was Tireless Of Reading This Junk Day After Day.


Composed By BAIYU----- LondonFeb 2004