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Embers of Time

A fire was burning in a previous day. Now, just ashes and charred fixtures remain today. In just a brief incidence, it has all gone away. Somehow, good things are not here to stay. This seashore town certainly had a lot. Now, there are only memories of this spot. Vacationers loved the boardwalk, the surf, and the sand. The sun and the salty air made everything so grand. What was once a lovely place for a summer vacation has been victimized by a massive conflagration. All we see now is blackened devastation. I can only go back in time with my imagination.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 5/23/2014 9:52:00 PM
Congrats on the win my friend!!
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Date: 5/20/2014 10:37:00 PM
Robert, , Congratulations, a beautiful " Embers Of Time" theme..... Always~ Linda
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Date: 5/20/2014 1:31:00 AM
Congratulations on a fine fine, Robert
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Date: 5/19/2014 5:05:00 PM
Congratulations on your high marks in the contest. Verlena
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Date: 5/8/2014 12:34:00 AM
A great write! I wrote a similar expression about my hometown in one of my offerings here. Sad to go back home to see it is just too late.. time waits for no man, beast or place!
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Date: 4/29/2014 2:06:00 PM
I can see this changing with time. Well painted.
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Date: 4/25/2014 4:29:00 PM
'Ashes to ashes' a reality of life, a beautiful but sad poem well summed up with '...I can only go back in time with my imagination.' Loved reading this Robert, Alofas Tiaua.
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Date: 4/22/2014 4:59:00 PM
Fabulous imagery Robert and sadly the last verse is so true of oh so many places. Hugs Jan x
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