Friday, November 12, 2010

55 - Abandoned, Alone




Abandoned
Grass gone hippy-shaggy
Paint peeling,
as birch-bark does
revealing not new growth,
but faded glory
once sunny yellow,
now dull grey
those vacant windows,
no longer adorned
with lacy curtains,
coyly blinking-
waving 

in a breeze, instead

empty eyes wearily stare
at the abandoned yard
where kids once played
its  life extinguished,
empty house
Mourns.

It's Flash Friday 55!  Share 55 words, then tell g-man in his comments.


11 comments:

Claudia said...

i can see it right before my mind's eye and it's the house my grandparents once lived...once filled with life and now cold and deserted..a heart-touching 55 tina!

EG CameraGirl said...

You painted a vivid picture with only 55 words!

Brian Miller said...

awww...this one is a cold wind...abandonment...sad...

H said...

What a sad and lonely place.

The Muse said...

a wonderful vision of a life past...
ah...to embrace that shelter...
and breathe new life into its bones....

Monkey Man said...

so very descriptive. love the imagery you created.

One Photo said...

I love the hippy-shaggy grass line and I can picture this poor little abandoned home through your words. Very nice.

G-Man said...

Tina...
You just walked down a street ANYWHERE in Flint!
It's so sad.
Great 55 My Dear!!!
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End...G

Amanda Lee said...

Great imagery! I've totally seen that house....

Mona said...

I can relate to this...So is my house mourning in some other city after my husband's demise last year...

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

The imagery is wonderful.....it leads me to imagine an unlatched screen door, fwap-fwap-fwapping in the breeze.