The Life of a Road

The Life of a Road    How black and bright Is the road when it’s new. This black will become light On it when feet and tyres grew How bright is the road when  it’s new!   Will it be the same sight When the first rain Showers from the height! Yes How bright is the road When it’s new!   What will be its plight When the sun shows its might Melt  the tar slight Making it hot for feet with no wear How bright is the road when  it’s new!   On it falls the lamplights When the streetlights too light The black beauty will glow How bright is the road when  it’s new!   Oh! what a delight To see the black in the headlight when it carries vehicles through How bright is the road when  it’s new!   Sometimes it becomes a spotlight When politicians socialite In all its view How bright is the road when  it’s new!   The black  becomes a different sight When cows rest overnight And sit through How bright is the road when  it’s new!   When black reflects the moonlight Oh! What a sight To walk away your blues How bright is the road when  it’s new!   There comes a blight With wear and tear When potholes chew How bright is the road when  it’s new!   When stone and sand are supplied When tar and gravel are applied  the black  is again new How bright is the road when  it’s new!

                                                                        - Nandini Anandkumar

                                                                               9/6/2020