Gone Away
The old house looks forlorn,
No one lives there today;
Broken down and so torn,
All souls have gone away.
Through sun and rain in vain,
Derelict through the years;
Can you hear sad refrains,
Echoes of rain borne tears?
It seems like yesterday,
Bubbly people lived there;
Yes all have gone away,
Yet we do not know where.
The once proud house now stands,
A shadow in decline;
Watch empty times attend,
Clear damage that defines.
Once a certain landmark,
Today mere history;
A crumbling old hallmark,
Forgotten memory.
Today soon fades from play,
A certain poise decrees;
Lost in that yesterday,
That everyone can see.
Leon Enriquez
18 June 2018
Hamlet Place, ACT
Copyright © Leon Enriquez | Year Posted 2018
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