ABANDONED HOUSE
An abandoned house,
rich in silence and vibrant red blooms,
stands at the corner;
where sunlight acts as traffic-stopper.
Where are the children's squeaky toys,
the tobacco smell of dad's pipe,
the hum of mum tossing pancakes?
These questions abide within its emptiness.
ABANDONED HOUSE © gillena cox 2019
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The photo of flowers in today's mosaic is an oldie. I took that photo in 2016 one morning walking home from the gym, the flowers were so bright and vibrant against an abandoned old building with a for sale sign.
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Mosaic Monday
#28 simple little joys
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Ruby Tuesday Too: Rototiller
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Quadrille #80 – Eat the Rich
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Thanks for this splash of color, Gillena!
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...I love the manavilia vine! Enjoy your day.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Tom
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Gorgeous photo! That color really pops!
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I like all the shapes you've used! Very creative! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Diane
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I like the poem Gilena. Indeed, where is the life that once lived in that house?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Toni
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Oh I like the phrase..."rich in silence" and the resiliency of the flowers, growing on past the memories.
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That loud silence is very telling. Beautiful write!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Vivian
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I like your mosaic with cutouts. - Margy
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"Sunlight acts as traffic-stopper" and "questions abide within its emptiness" are two standout lines in your lovely, mysterious poem.
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Lovely poem. :)
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I specially like how you described the silence of that abandoned house in the opening stanza.
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Gillena - if only old houses could speak … I think they would say the words of your poem. Lonely, lonely - with no souls to bring it to life! Thanks for your adding your mosaic and literary talent to Mosaic Monday today!
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Rich in silence but, I wonder what stories this house could tell?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Truedessa
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Creative mosaic and I enjoyed your poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Ellen
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Lovely poem and beautiful flower! I love that bright color.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Betty
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There aren’t many abandoned houses around here, but I love to speculate about them too. I like the way your questions fill the abandoned house with life again, Gillena!
ReplyDeleteAha! Thank you for your appreciation Kim
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This is incredibly evocative, Gillena!❤️ I especially love the phrase; "rich in silence and vibrant red blooms."
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Sanaa, happy you linked in
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An empty house is always filled with shadows of former residents.
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