Buried In Backwoods

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The dusty road is now black topped
Windows can be opened
to let in plenty of clean fresh air
though no house stands chosen

The fence still stands in some places
The pasture filled with trees
Our large garden spot overgrown
Once gathered in no breeze

Memories happy and unpleasant
Flood my memory banks
Thoughts of the graveyard flow
Overgrown with vines or blank?

Is the path  clear of those briars
Or overgrown with vines?
Those wild grape and honeysuckle
Can wrap, entwine sometimes

Grasping handle of the car door
Seemed to be drawn that way
Dusk slowly creeps and pulls me north
With just a flashlight sway

To see the graves of my loved ones
At  'twilight's quiet  time
Though brambles and strong briars 
Strains weakening heart's lifetime

In the morning's brilliant sunrise
The flashlight did no good
She was found among the brambles
Near a grave that stood

Proud~ free from the overgrown vines
Cleared at the edge of woods
The visit was her next to last 
Buried now in those backwoods

Written: October 04, 2016
Inspired by Broken Wing's Poetry Contest: Overgrown With Vines
Syllable count is irregular...Poet's choice
This is fiction but some truth is within the lines..

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Constance La France

Date: 10/10/2016 10:09:00 AM

Sara, congratulations on your win in my contest with this well penned poem ~

Lu Loo

Date: 10/9/2016 11:27:00 AM

creepy Sara! the last line is the best! congratulations on your placement :)-luloo

Charlie Smith

Date: 10/8/2016 5:44:00 PM

Very well done Sara, one of my favorites in the contest...

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/8/2016 3:35:00 PM

Hi Sandra, You have penned a well written sad piece.The imagery was so vivid. Congratulations on your win.It was well deserved: -) Alexis

Sara Kendrick
Date: 10/8/2016 4:09:00 PM

Thanks for letting me know that I placed in the contest..I appreciate you reading and taking time to comment..Sara

Daniel Turner

Date: 10/4/2016 5:02:00 PM

Beautifully expressed, Mrs Sara. There seems to just be something mystical about old graveyards, kept or unkempt. I have happened up on a few out wandering around in the woods. Forgotten and overgrown, but knowing that someone cared enough at one time to mark them makes it all rather sad.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 10/4/2016 5:49:00 PM

Yes, it is sad to see a graveyard unattended and makes one's mind go wandering as to whether there is no family remaining or if they don't care or if the younger generation doesn't know them by being told stories that are handed down from generation to generation..There is a family cemetery across the road from us..As far as I know no one has visited it in 51 years..Thanks for stopping by..I go to my parents grave several times a year to check and see if it is being attended like it should..Sara