Saturday, December 27, 2014

I Must Wait




Time has not kept its promise to me
It came and went like yesterday’s wind
I once was useful as could be
Now I sit here where grasses bend

Each day the voices still pleasantly ring
Of happy days that were well spent
 That old hayloft meant everything
The animals were always so content

A place to lay their heads at night
Those pesky chickens I miss more
 Many things were never far from sight
Coming and going through that big door

I lay hold upon many enduring things
Bitter winds and rain have come my way
Children’s voices still flies with earnest wings
And many old timers kneeled down to pray

Now I too, like any old timer must lie
In wait for someone to walk in
To tell my stories and not question why
So I can draw strength from it time and again

© Susie Swanson, 2014

8 comments:

  1. Susie, I feel sad when I see a bran falling down , or apart...You can not replace them for it would have taken to keep it up. Now they do those pole barns. There's a house down on the next road. I have seen it go from a white house to one stripped of all paint, now leaning so far that I wonder how it is even standing at all. Sad. Blessings to you. xoxo,Susie

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    1. I agree Susie. It makes me so sad. Thank you so much.

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  2. Those old barns hold a lot of good memories. Sweet poem, Susie.

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  3. My sister and I spent many happy hours in our grandparents' barn. It was a happy place to us, with cows being fed and milked and that wonderful hayloft to spend time in daydreaming. Thank you for the reminder of days long past.

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    1. Your memories are the same as mine. Thank you Elaine.

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  4. Wishing you a very happy & Prosperous New Year ..Thanks for all the support! Keep writing! Keep lighting!…BEST PRAYERS FOR FUTURE!!

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    1. Thank you Adhi. Happy New Year to you and lots of prayers.

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