Merciless <br />monsoon breaks <br />Westerly <br />winds strong <br />lift up <br />the roof <br />from under <br />its tethers weak <br />As if <br />a roosting falcon's <br />feathers <br />it flaps <br />in the gale <br />Rafters quiver <br />Shatter <br />hopes and peace <br />in thunder shower <br /> <br />And <br />rain invades <br />I shift possessions <br />many a time <br />Mom <br />grumbles from <br />a smokey damp kitchen <br />blowing hard at the embers <br />dying <br />And placing pans <br />under the drips <br /> <br />Rain or shine <br />dad never <br />shifts position <br />Blows on new books <br />of all sorts <br />Dictionaries <br />Collins <br />Oxford <br />Cambridge <br />and classics <br />instead<br /><br />Dr PJ Raj Kamal<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/new-home-5/
