The Haven of Peace

A gleaming house is made of bricks and beams, While a loving home is made of hopes and dreams. A house with a cooking bot might give me swift but soulless meals, But a house with a thoughtful family will know how eating spicy, tangy Indian food feels. A house might have a rough floor and a bumpy ceiling, while my home has colourful rangoli patterns, each one a memory worth feeling. A house might feel luxurious and beautiful, But a home will feel safe, connected and wonderful. A house might smell like paint that’s recently dried and new, while a home will carry the warm, sacred scent of a lit diya you always knew. A house might echo with creaking doors and the mechanical noise of lonely appliances, But a home will fill with my family’s laughter and the warm voices that chase- off my silences. A house might lay on concrete, sturdy from below, while a home is made with love, which is the strongest thing I know. by: Drishti M. Thank you Habitat for Humanity for helping people who need these loving and caring homes.