Lights of the thousands of stars <br />Don't seem enough for such a night <br />You miss the moon badly <br />Who can make the night bright. <br /> <br />Without proper transportation <br />Without supply of electricity. <br />Life here is so different <br />Deprived of city-like facility. <br /> <br />A moonless night of summer, <br />Is not a piece of cake <br />If you're going for a hike <br />Don't panic if you encounter a snake. <br /> <br />Among the sounds of toads and cockroaches, <br />When One sound appears different <br />Do you need your Grand'ma to confirm you <br />'This is the sound of a serpent.' <br /> <br /> <br />Authour's note: The poem is about my village in north Bihar, India. This is my experimental rhyming scheme where alternate lines rhyme in each stanza.<br /><br />Jyoti Sunit Chaudhary<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-moonless-summer-night-in-my-village-alternate-rhyming/
