On this house that nurtured my being
I look at it and glory in its sight
It's decayed embers had memories
One too great to comprehend

Here was my heart formed
Gracefully I told my tale
Of a house too small in size
Yet mighty in the minds made

I remembered the old jokes
Told by my grandmother
How she married into the house
For the hut attested to their love

Papa's strength grew on this abode
Where his first words were wrought
For on this home mama made me
As a fruit of their unflinching love

On this house I pay homage
Reverencing it's ancient beauty
It thatched roof glamored my soul
For it was here that I was made


© Callisto