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THE OLD FARMSTEAD
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JOHN M. ARRIBAS




So many sunsets since I last tread this lane
Stirring deep seeded emotions so hard to contain
I know it’s the same place where I grew
The old farmstead is far from what I knew
The house is sagging and in need of paint
The porch swing’s colors are chipped and faint
The porch steps creak as they did before
The pond in the yard, not there anymore


Once there were chickens and ducks abound
Weeds and clutter now cover the ground
The roof eaves are leaking, a somber sight
What happened to cause the this terrible plight
One by one we all left and went on our way
Then just two uncle Willie and aunt May
Willie passed away,  a few years ago
Their little garden abandoned no one to sow


We’ve gathered here today to bid May “ bon voyage”
Her roots were set so deep no one could dislodge
I see my old friends it's such a surprise
Some have changed so little I still recognize
My cousin is here without his spouse
She’s critically ill and can’t leave the house
An old school chum made an arduous trek
To visit his old “Nana” and pay his respect


She looks so placid and finally at peace
She toiled long and hard,it’s a relief
She held us together for all these years
She handled it all without shedding tears
A simple pine box, so easy to lift
Her final journey painfully swift
There are six of us here to fill the bill
Go behind the house and up to the hill

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There are nine grave markers she’ll be ten
She’s the last one, then never again
Lowered by rope to her final abode
A part of the land she so often strode
This old house will soon be razed
Time will move  to a different phase
A large combine will soon plant these fields
This rich loamy soil will give generous yields


The tragedy for me is that no one will know
The family  adventure that made us glow
In a few years all will be lost
No one will know of the human cost 
The only remnant that time will not kill
Are those ten little markers up on the hill
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