There Is a View
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Part of the western approach to Newburgh-Beacon Bridge where my childhood home used to be.
There Is A View
There is a view that haunts me so
and breaks my heart each time I pass.
Although it happened long ago,
strong memories of past amass.
This sacred place
I can't erase.
My childhood home stood there, I know;
our 'castle' on a hill of grass.
For a new bridge, torn down with woe,
our home we lost; State won, alas.
With grief, I sigh
when I ride by.
Sandra M. Haight
~1st Place~
Contest: Rhyme Me A Posie
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Judged: 03/11/2018
Note: The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge was completed and opened in
November 1963, after New York State, claimed our home via
eminent domain. Since I live close by, I constantly have to pass
the site where my childhood home stood.
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2018
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