It sits in the tall grass
So desolate and alone
No warmth does it feel
The chimney smoke is gone
A lonesome old place
The walls echoes with time
Taken back by its memories
In a past state of mind
Once a happy, old place
Filled with laughter and cheer
All the little children
It loved them so dear
Now it sits in the past
Listening to the wind
Some old creaking floors
With plenty of time to spend
The tall grass is green
The chimney smoke is gone
An old relic from the past
Is still a beautiful home
Susie Swanson,2013
What can I say, I love old houses and barns.. I never get tired of writing about them. They have so many stories to tell.... Hope ya'll have had a better week, (weather wise) than we have.. In one week's time we've went from an Ice Storm to Spring like weather with Tornado Warnings and Straight Line winds to Winter Temps and four inches of Snow that fell yesterday. The sun came out today and it got up to near 50 and the snow's about gone. Next week it suppose to warm back up to Spring like weather.. Go figure. I really don't know what to expect next.. It's been a wild winter for sure.. I'll be glad when Spring finally arrives and Hopefully the weather will settle down.. But may be wishful thinking on my part.. Susie
Love how you spin us right into a picture of beauty! Your writing captures me and takes me to where you are in the old house the barn where ever it is. Love to come visit ad read your prose. Thank you for sharing. Where do you find all those lovely old spots and buildings. I think I need to come east and visit those areas. :)
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Thank you so much Bethe.. I find them as I travel and they are in my mind.. I've wrote so many about old houses and barns that people probably think that's all I can write about but the past just keeps pulling me in.. I would love to visit your part of the world too..
DeleteI'd love to hear some of the stories those old houses could tell. Thanks for the picture and the beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteThank you.. They sure do have a lot of them..
DeleteYou have such a way with words Susie. I love the poem and the picture is a perfect illustration.
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DeleteOld houses like this always make me wonder about the people who used to live there and what their lives were like. Lovely poem, Susie.
ReplyDeleteI wonder too Daisy.. there's not to many around anymore and it makes me sad.
DeleteI love old houses, too. They are a story or poem just waiting to be written.
ReplyDeleteYes always Janet..
DeleteI love old barns, houses, and buildings. They fascinate me with all the stories they hold. You did a beautiful job of giving a voice to this image.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susie.. I love your photos of them..
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ReplyDeleteI love this poem very much. It reminds me of our old homeplace. I guess you had a big snow at your home this weekend. It was pretty, but went quickly. I hope you are doing well.
Thank you Brenda.. We got four inches.
DeleteI love old log homesteads...I always wonder about the lives that called the walls home! Your poem captures that spirit:)
ReplyDeleteAs for winter, I'd like to have one more good snow before Spring settles in...I've been wishing for a good storm all winter, and wouldn't you know that I left to see my daughters and grandson just before the recent snow! Such is life...
Thank you Lise.. I'm sorry you missed out on it but we've still got a ways to go before spring... Who knows what we'll have next..lol..
DeleteLoved this poem, Susie. I'd like to go inside the old house. Do you take these pictures? They great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Charlotte. No I didn't take this one but I do take Pictures everytime I get the chance.
DeleteSusie, There is an old farm house about a mile and a half away from here....it is slowing sinking down. Going to dust. It seems so sad. I swear it didn't seem so long ago that it was just a house needing paint. It's somewhat heart breaking to see a once loved place start to fall apart. My mom's old house was starting to fall into ruin, then ayoung couple bought it and have fixed it up a bit. That makes me happy. xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteI would love to see that old farm house and your mom's old place as well.. It is so sad to see them go down and neglected.. It hurts my heart.. Thank you Susie.
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