Wednesday, July 31, 2019

DESERTED HOUSES





DESERTED HOUSES

On McDonald Road,
In Lovington, on the dusty
Road under the blue sky
There is an old wooden 
House that is deserted. 
There's nothing left of the roof,
Or the porch, or the doors. 

I traveled down that lonesome road
And saw another house, also deserted. 
And then another, set far back and 
Looking all broken and empty, too.

I suppose at some time people
Played here, and danced here
Maybe they even sang here
In these now empty rooms.

But, they are all gone now
And nothing is left to hear.
Not the songs they sang or 
Even the sound of the wind
That once was, once was
Right there and heard
On days long gone.

© Marjorie Levine 2010


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