The Relic
The chimney stands alone
A relic of what once had been known
The home had stood here filled with love
Many promises and hard work made use of
The children went away to different lives
Some better, some worse, some just survived
But none wanted to perserve
The inheritance of the past, the future conserve
The chimney stands alone
Still radiating what once shone
Family gathered around close
Loving, eating the meal that was chose
The chimney stands alone
It glowed in the night with warmth shown
Children studied lessons by the flame
Mother read to them the "Bible" about God's name
Now, now the chimney stands alone
The children won't come home
Dad is gone on to his reward
Mom lives only in their memories
The chimney stands alone
A relic of the past gone
(This is the way that this was given to me from somewhere after seeing a chimney standing
alone on the road that I live. I have gone by that chimney day after day. Then one day I
saw it. I have written the same poem in another form but this is what I was given from the
somewhere. Which do you think is the better of the two? The other is called "The Chimney".)
Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2009
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