H.+Extended+Metaphor+Poem

__My Potent House __ 1.  My house is built strong, 2.  To withstand any storm. 3.  The moist air will not damage it, 4.  And the damp ground will not sink it. 5.  Drip Drop Drip cry the furious rain drops. 6.  My house will stay mighty. 7.  The windy winds will not move it, 8. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> And the river of rain will not flood it. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">9. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> No damage shall be made to this house of mine, <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">10. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> I shall protect my house like a Mother would her child. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">11. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> In time my house will get old, <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">12. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> And still no storm will have defeated it. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">13. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> So it will remain strong, <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">14. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Even when I am no longer here. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">15. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> My house will live on.