Drought
Acorn-pummeled, the house withstands
The onslaught of overhanging oaks,
Whose outstretched arms had once stood guard,
Whose dried-up fruit lies deep now on the yard.
Likewise, the verdure of the lawn
(Green carpet rolled out to greet the world)
Has turned to tawny brown and bare
Except where crabgrass clings, like tufts of hair.
Though droopy plants are nodding off
And the parched earth cries for dew and rain,
The oaks stand strong (their roots run deep)
And life is merely lying low, asleep.
