KCA poetry participant 2009
A rooster sets the alarm at dawn
There's a house to clean and breakfast to make
Kids to wake and send to school
And lunch to pack.
A house needs water and food
from a borewell and garden.There is work in the fields too...
Plants need to be watered and fruits to be plucked
Cooking and cleaning for an afternoon meal
A meal to eat with family and friends
A meal of rice and curry and curd as well
A pinch of pickle for some flavor.
After lunch its no break
There is dishes to wash and laundry to take
In some time school will end
A tray of bondas should be good
An afternoon of studies for the kids
Watch the kids play with dogs
Stray dogs and cats everywhere
Watch them play games all day
With friends and siblings
Games till dinner time.
A dinner to eat and rest to take
For kids to sleep, there is a story to tell
to help them sleep
In the summer, a night under the stars
Hundreds of them with no city lights.
The very next morning the roosters set
to do the same thing
With things to do every day,
There can be no better experience
Than a day in village life.
