A Long Forgotten Place

While wandering back to my days of yore,
I see a path and know I must turn right.
Through tangled weeds, I make my way. Before
me is the cottage! In the final light
of day it stands in shambles. Sky above
bleeds crimson. Memories come flooding me.
I wish that I could harvest the sweet love
that shone forth from their faces! Now I see
them in my misty mind’s eye. Far away -
as if tossed by a tempest – they are gone,
some to their final rest. My yesterday,
gone too, was once a beautiful bright dawn.
What used to be - for me - my saving grace
will one day be a long forgotten place.

4/12/2018 For Joseph May's Ten Words Contest.
And now for John Hamilton's 'Your best sonnet 2018' Contest
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Laurie Avatar
July 23, 2018 at 7:59 PM
Hello Andrea … a great sonnet that has that melancholy feel. Progress does steal our past I guess - thank you Andrea - Lindsay
Roper Avatar
July 13, 2018 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations on your awesome win. So beautifully written.... Hugs Eve
Wolf Avatar
July 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM
Haunting verse, transporting the reader back, truly, to 'days of yore' --- Beautifully crafted sonnet, Andrea. Congrats on your trophy win! Best wishes, Gershon
Johnson Avatar
July 9, 2018 at 9:51 AM
Congrats on your win. Thanks for the memories.
Nance Avatar
July 9, 2018 at 7:06 AM
How the places of our past fall into the worn bodies of time, and just like our memories they slowly become forgotten. this is a great sonnet to take a moment to look back at the past and feel something. congrats on your win
Ashley Avatar
July 8, 2018 at 9:32 PM
Andrea, the poignant beauty of your sonnet is captivating. Congratulations on your fine win! Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
May Avatar
July 8, 2018 at 8:37 PM
Congrats on your win Andrea..
Gentry Avatar
July 8, 2018 at 7:07 PM
Back again to congratulate you again on your win again! :)
Fisher Avatar
July 8, 2018 at 5:41 PM
Great sonnet with lots of emotion. Congratulations Andrea.
Cozart Avatar
July 8, 2018 at 1:07 PM
Lovely enjambment. Congrats.
Hamilton Avatar
July 8, 2018 at 12:35 PM
Congrats Andrea with another win, with this beauty!
Gentry Avatar
June 22, 2018 at 4:52 PM
Back with another congratulations! Nostalgia.
Gauthier Avatar
June 21, 2018 at 7:13 AM
Back with more congrats, Andrea.
Nance Avatar
June 20, 2018 at 7:38 AM
Very good! Congrats on a second place trophy win! :)
Cozart Avatar
June 19, 2018 at 5:40 PM
Poignant and beautiful. Congrats.
Ajmal Avatar
May 7, 2018 at 11:11 AM
A really lovely poem this is, congrats on your placement in the contest, it is indeed a beauty
Wigley Avatar
April 24, 2018 at 7:30 AM
Indeed, that which we called home we shall eventually part from along with everyone else. A fine Sonnet, Andrea, congrats. Viv x
Sinha-Roy Avatar
April 24, 2018 at 1:17 AM
Congratulations, Andrea on your win. Nothing is permanent .. great depiction.
Poteet Avatar
April 23, 2018 at 8:01 PM
Powerful sentiments here, Andrea. It's harder to go back every time and see the changes we've missed. A nostalgic read indeed. Salutations.!
May Avatar
April 23, 2018 at 1:53 PM
A sentimental write Andrea...Congrats on your win..
Gentry Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 4:54 PM
Congratulations on your win with this nostalgic melancholy piece. Great imagery. Was walking right there with you.
Gondolf Avatar
April 18, 2018 at 10:37 AM
A wonderful sonnet, Andrea, I drive by my childhood home occasionally and picture my dad and I playing catch in the front yard. Congrats on your win. John
Lawless Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 4:13 PM
Our memories, the next generations stories slowly fading. Nicely done Andrea. congrats on your placement.
Gauthier Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Back with congrats on your most deserving bronze medal finish, Andrea. Beautiful.
Marcum Wong Avatar
April 16, 2018 at 12:47 PM
This is great Andrea! When I visited the home my mother was born in and it was in shambles I could really relate to the bittersweet memories expressed in this moving poem Andrea. Congratulations on your top placement my friend! Excellent! xxoo
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