Brick House

~~~~~ THEN ~~~~~ How does a house change, though still brick still imposing ~~~ Same roots below grass, same garage and cracked garden hosing ~~~ Same dinner bell, same function of rooms same wooden floors and now old, tattered brooms ~~~ ~~~~~ NOW ~~~~~ Though new roof, rosebushes around refurbished piano provides beauteous sounds ~~~ Which proves respect for future ones to ease burden of needed sums ~~~ Living room carpet replaced, kitchen refaced changes made day by day much progress thus far ~~~ HURRAY !! ~~~~~~ BUT ~~~~~~ How does the ambience of a house change nothing to do with things rearranged ~~~ How does an empty house now feel so full with no physical presences just old souls ~~~ An empty dwelling, once thought pretentious now feels peaceful not contentious ~~~ Air no longer tense so take a deep breath and inhale ~~~ LOVE and FAMILY ~~~ ~~~~~ TILL OUR DEATH ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~