A letter to a friend from a landlady

A letter to a friend from a landlady

By May Kwek

Ah, my friend it has been long since I've written

let me tell you about my terrible tenant.

His name is lazy sloth and a sloth he is!

The most terrible tenant I had ever hoped to meet!

He lies in bed all day and night

He even needs help to switch on the lights!

He lies down there refusing to move

I am almost glad he is not set loose!

But alas for him I could take it no more

and I ordered him out of the door.

He fell on his knees, cried and begged

I wouldn't lose my resolve just like that!

I told him, "Out of the house!"

And he whimpered like a mouse!

"Don't send me away," he begged and begged

"you are the best landlady I ever had!"

So I stormed out of the house to formulate a plan

To get lazy sloth out of my hands

And who should I happen to meet?

Dear Hardworking! The best person to meet!

I rushed over and told him my woes

about how lazy sloth wouldn't move

He puffed up with anger or was it pride?

And said that he would set things right

So we walked over to my place

Never slackening our pace

Hardworking came and said out loud

"Lazy sloth get out of the house!"

But Lazy sloth refused to budge

But Hardworking was very large

He picked him up and threw him out of the house

As though he was a little mouse!

And so I invited Hardworking to stay

and he's been working all night and day

He is clearing up his room you see

and the end product I really have to see!

So my friend goodbye for now

I hope that with you all is well

Hopefully I will write again soon

maybe before the next full moon

Your friend,

the landlady

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek