The illusion of timeless silence

The ILLUSION of a TIMELESS SILENCE
Drenched the RUSTIC creaking barn
Its tortured wind scarred face
Snarling at the SWIRLING winds

A lonely BLOSSOM sprouts atop a fencepost
Mice scurry about an empty silo
A naked scarecrow dances in a barren field
Dreams carried away on the dust

They had returned, the children’s children
To piece together a family history
To sit and weep while viewing pictures
Of weathered, beaten faces

Twisted, tarnished features
Unable to EMANATE a SYNTHETIC hope
Causing a sadness to consume
The ILLUSION of a TIMELESS SILENCE
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Rodrigues Avatar
July 27, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Wow! Love this especially the second verse and cool imagery. Fave and Congrats, John!
Goldsmith Avatar
July 27, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Congratulations on your win. Painters paint with paint. Writers paint with words....  Have a blessed weekend with your win.......................
mysore Avatar
July 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Oh! reading your words were like looking at a beautiful painting. Rich writing. Congratulations.
May Avatar
July 27, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Very nicely penned
Greenhough Avatar
July 22, 2024 at 10:54 PM
This is a voyage to a frozen past seen through photographs and memories. It's a beautiful description of a person's journey to discover family.
Nicholsen Avatar
July 21, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Enjoyed reading your work here many blessings
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