little four room house

 

 

little four room house

had an old tin roof

 

when it stormed

rain made wonderful sounds

for the boy

lying in bed listening

 

daddy said it sounded like

a cow peeing

 

daddy resented

the rain on

the tin roof because roof leaked

 

daddy and boy would have

to climb ladder to attic to

empty the coffee cans spaced

around to catch the leaks

 

daddy thought it was a pain

boy thought it an adventure