Drifted Deep

Drifted deep in wintry dark 
she's in decline, as useless 
as a sailboat in a storm.
Once a haven for hikers, 
a shelter for stalwarts and strays
'til the mountains gave summons;
now forlorn and disregarded, 
like a maiden aunt too old and to no purpose, 
though winsome in her former days
when she was quite the prize, 
the belle of every ball, envied by all. 
"If those walls could only speak," they say,
as they quickly pass on by,
not giving her a second glance.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Bauer Avatar
May 27, 2015 at 6:03 PM
wonderful! i can picture this abandoned cabin perfectly and i love the similes you've used here, keith. it makes me feel sad...
Bickerstaffe Avatar
May 27, 2015 at 6:54 PM
Me too, actually... then I think if the times when 'she' was useful, and a haven for those stalwarts and strays! Keith
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