Ingrid Showalter Swift Poet Free verse

Concord House

There is a house on Nashatuck hill in Concord
with beautiful open spaces
It was built in the 1930s
and it has an Adirondack style porch that looks out over 
a small valley and Concord center
The house has three stories
and on every story the detail work is craftsmanship
shining wood railings
grand moldings
I don’t know who lives there now
I only saw it once like a boy whose eyes meet yours 
that you never forget somehow
I am sure by now some wonderful wealthy people have moved in 
and given it beautiful colors 
filled it with beautiful lamps and light and laughter
I am sure it has become a show place where people come 
and go and ohh and ahhh and laugh and eat
and chink glasses
and I will always remember it just like a boy I loved once 
even thought I may never step foot inside it’s doors again

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Kathryn Collins March 23, 2014 at 8:04 AM Dearest Ingrid - Forgive me for not keeping abreast lately. This is wonderful. I drove by my old house, not long ago. It became two times bigger and actually prettier than when I lived in it. Not sure I ever want to go in. love you, Kathy