Sir John Carling Building

high atop a hill
it stood there
a bastion of memories

fortress tired and disheveled
standing in solemn silence
keeper of our secrets
complicit our love

not meant to be
doomed from the start
one day the verdict handed down

guilty by association
imploded and in a blink
there it was gone
all but the memories



AP: 1st place 2022

Submitted on February 26, 2021 for contest VANISHING sponsored by CAROLYN DEVONSHIRE  -  RANKED 2ND

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Constance La France

March 2, 2021 at 3:11 PM

Line, congratulations on your win in Carolyn's contest with this excellent poem, I remember that building _Constance

Line Gauthier

March 3, 2021 at 11:25 AM

Thanks, Constance. Not only did I work there for a while, I also lived right around the corner from it for many years ~

Gary Radice

March 1, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Hi Line! I just had to look up what the building housed in order to put some context to the poem. "..located along Carling Avenue at the Central Experimental Farm, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and until 2010 was the headquarters of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.." ..It obviously meant and symbolised much more to you than that. Great poem Line :) Cheers - Gary

Line Gauthier

March 1, 2021 at 9:05 PM

I worked there many years a long long time ago ~ thank you so much for being intrigued enough to look it up, Gary. Most appreciated ~

Carolyn Devonshire

March 1, 2021 at 11:34 AM

My, just look at the image of the implosion! We seem to tear down some of our best designed older buildings. Sad to see this happen. Great write, Line. Congratulations on a second place in the contest! Best wishes, Carolyn

Line Gauthier

March 1, 2021 at 9:08 PM

Thanks Carolyn. Apparently the building was on a fault line and minor earthquakes were relatively frequent.