~LB Chettri~
Let’s go then you and me
DAD
To inspect our newly constructed house
Builder is handing over to us
Next week
A big house it was
In three floors
With all human needs
The terrace
The garage and
The swimming pool
all in a row
The balcony
The kitchen and
The theater
all in matching colors
A cozy living room with big sofa
TV and modern gadgets
A large bedroom
with all attached facilities
certainly for the son and his wife
Two separate rooms for the kids
The builder had done a wonderful job
The inspection was over, and
They returned
The blue Mercedes car
ran smoothly on the road
‘How is the house dad ?’
Driving at hundred plus, the son was curious
‘Excellent’ first he said then added
‘You enjoy driving fast, son?’
The old man was pondering over
whether to ask or not
‘Where are we to stays son?’
But he didn’t
a small guest room behind the corridor
he had seen
At night, the frail woman asked
“How is our room, Chris?’
He thought for a moment and uttered –
“We have lived enough as parents, Marry
now, it’s time to live the guests, Darling”
(Source : Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) website)
