Country Farmhouse

No building long survives Time’s hurricane,
It scatters shingles, rends each roof
And bares the rafters to the rain,
The skeleton of walls stands proof
That nothing fashioned by mere Man endures aloof.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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October 26, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Isn't that the truth. Outstanding write. Thank you for sharing Steve. Love, Carol
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