Forced to leave my beloved home
Flames licking at my heels
No time to think
I flee into the night
Thoughts enter my mind
The photos
The paintings
The antique table
Tears cloud my eyes
What would remain
I do not know
days pass
I return at last
A chimney here
a column there
a random patch of green grass
Soot covers relics here and there
all that remains of my past
A new beginning will arise
one day, one step at a time
I will rebuild . . .
Very powerful.
thank you Carl
OMG, what happened??? House fire???
Not me. Just all the loss in Northern California.
Oh My Gosh!! This is so powerful! I have tears in my eyes and goosebumps all over. You are amazing! How painfully sad!
Thank you Jan.
A heartfelt poem. Thank’s Fran.
Thank you Diane.