Poem 22 of 230: HIGH HOUSEBOAT
When in India,
I headed north
For the Himalaya.
Up, by train then bus,
To Kashmir -
It was much cooler, thus.
Stayed there on Dal Lake,
By Srinagar -
For my tight-budget’s sake.
‘Twas a houseboat room:
Low cost, run down -
But there I felt no gloom.
A solo mother -
She had four kids -
Was the boat's manager.
At dawn, her daughter -
The eldest one -
Brought me food and water.
I washed with bucket,
Ate scrambled eggs -
As good as one could get.
From Dal Lake’s shoreline
To the houseboats,
Shikaras run just fine.
Day-tripped to Gulmarg,
And played a round -
As always, stowed the card.
It is the highest
Green-kept golf-course,
And sure is quite a test!
Played another course,
At Srinagar -
And it, too, I endorse.
For “with-dependants,”
I should, though, add -
War, sadly, still rants.
(C) David Franks 2003
When in India,
I headed north
For the Himalaya.
Up, by train then bus,
To Kashmir -
It was much cooler, thus.
Stayed there on Dal Lake,
By Srinagar -
For my tight-budget’s sake.
‘Twas a houseboat room:
Low cost, run down -
But there I felt no gloom.
A solo mother -
She had four kids -
Was the boat's manager.
At dawn, her daughter -
The eldest one -
Brought me food and water.
I washed with bucket,
Ate scrambled eggs -
As good as one could get.
From Dal Lake’s shoreline
To the houseboats,
Shikaras run just fine.
Day-tripped to Gulmarg,
And played a round -
As always, stowed the card.
It is the highest
Green-kept golf-course,
And sure is quite a test!
Played another course,
At Srinagar -
And it, too, I endorse.
For “with-dependants,”
I should, though, add -
War, sadly, still rants.
(C) David Franks 2003
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