Women In My Family

Women in my family Indeed, are rustic-looking and homely Wake up at four, of-course, with reluctance Untie the cattle though with inner resistance Wash each cow and buffalo so impeccably Remove the dung as though very faithfully Bake cow-dung-cakes (for fuel) artistically See to the household drudgery altruistically Six of them (as ours is a joint family) do not fail Fight among them, for no reason, and even assail Pick lice from each other's head, end-of-the-day Forgetting all false enmities as though act of a play Cooking, washing, child-rearing, tale-baring, Sleep, cuddled together, tiredness overpowering... 24 June 2022 Women in my family Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Sotto Poet