The Woods Behind my House

THE TRAIL There’s a woods behind my house With a trail’s faint remains That has almost disappeared From overgrowth and rains It winds around the hillocks From the valley to the lake And twists all through the mountains Like a long and writhing snake ‘Twas made by Indian ponies And many moccasined feet Long before [...]

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A poem for great grandson Joe – Happy Birthday!

MY OLD FARM Dusty farm lane – field full of grain House, weathered white – silence at night Crumbling silo – rooster’s loud crow Old barn, once red – open plow shed Faint outhouse trails – broken fence rails Straight garden rows – voracious crows Piglets and sow – brown jersey cow White sway-backed horse [...]

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What drama took place inside?

WHAT SECRETS DO YOU HIDE   Old house, what secrets do you hide From dramas that took place inside?   There were births, deaths, and marriages Within your structured frame, Played out as fate would have it In life’s exciting game.   Your walls shared joys and heartaches As befits a house of years. You [...]

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My quest, today

     THIS IS THE PLACE   I’m sure in mind this is the place Behind old curtains made of lace, Where as a child I used to play. I wonder if there’s still a trace.   I had to make this quest today, Before they tear all trace away. The wrecking crew may well be [...]

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My ‘promise’ ring

     TOKENS FROM THE PAST   Inside a box that’s tied with string,            My promise ring. Two locks of hair, One dark, one fair. The blueprint for the house we chose. A faded rose. Love beads of blue. Our photos, too. Old letters stained with tears I cried, When our love died. Mementoes, these. [...]

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My old family tree

This form of poetry is called a ‘Neville’     MY HOMESTEAD   The house that used to shelter me, is now an empty shell, with secrets it could tell, and friendly ghosts just floating free. I see them everywhere when I am  quiet there . . . they’re part of my old family tree.   [...]

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