Home, Sweet Home

The childhood home wherein children, we stayed; The cottage old in which we ate and prayed; The humble garden, on our own, we laid; The roof that leaked in rain, though rent was paid! The tranquil place where parents gave us love; The wonderful compound, where we worked, ‘wow! ’ The trees and plants that grew by heaven’s grace; The sun, moon, rain, at which we loved to gaze! That was the lovely place, in which we lived; The home we kept quite clean and chores were shared; Our parents slogged for us and deeply cared; We sometimes fought although amity ruled! Our father’s strictness taught us good conduct; Our mother’s fondness disciplined our mind; The help we rendered, made us feel the warmth; Home, sweet home, was great despite some faults! Home, sweet home, brings memories evergreen; Comfortable, our mother’s house, had been; Those days were most pleasant, despite our toil; We lost our hearts upon that very soil!