Our House Poet Speaks Again [Lily]

A Day in Kolkata
Written by Lily Hartley

Kolkata is a nice place to stay;
On the streets kids laugh and play;
And many a dog runs ‘round astray.
At eleven o’clock you get tea on a tray!
But all the fun will end one day,
‘Cause when Monsoon comes right your way,
The air is thick and the sky turns gray.
At first, rain comes down in a nice spray,
But soon it beats down on the streets all day;
And all you can do is hope and pray
The rain will end soon; preferably today.
But when the sun comes back one day,
You can go outside, and once again you may
Enjoy new things in Indi-ay
‘Cause here, they do things in a different way;
A way that makes things so happy and gay.
But over all, I have to say
That Kolkata is a nice place to stay.