The House



The house on Bank Street
Frowned at me
There are no secrets
In its rooms, so empty

Its smokeless chimney
and cold basement
Invites a memory
Of long gone occupants

The long and cold winter
and longer unemployment
Goodbye, do not be bitter
Do not blame the government

Ahhh..when will despair end?

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Written for the Magpie Tales
Happy Anniversary!

(Honestly, I do not know where this poem came from!)

19 comments:

  1. nice rhyming...i like it...the house with feelings affected by the state of the economy...i like it conceptually...nicely done

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  2. A chill of hopelessness..you really brought it forth..well done!

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  3. I love this line - "There are no secrets/In its rooms, so empty."

    Beautiful poem.

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  4. Powerful and definitely a poem for these times. Well done!

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  5. The line about unemployment says it all for many these days. Excellent write!

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  6. A shame. I can see it. There is an empty look to the house.

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  7. A house is a home and should not be empty, very sad times we live in.

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  8. So many homes are being foreclosed on here in Ohio. It's so sad.

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  9. A bleak winter's tale, indeed...

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  10. painting a rather bleak winter of despair..Ninot?

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  11. Dear Ayoh Wang and Aishah,
    I guess it is my thoughts for the world. For I know at the moment I have a lot to be very thankful for.

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  12. The best time to start a business is when the ecomony is like this but then be prepared to work like a tiger is chasing you. Nice poem

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  13. :-(

    An empty house always makes me wonder who lived there, and why they left. I wonder whose room was which and whether they were happy there.

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  14. very effective. if brian didn't mention the technique, i would have left thinking all this came to me fluid enough. tight but subtle imperatives, my friend.

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  15. Ah yes... a tough one for those tough times, Nino!!

    Subtle and intense, both at the same time... very nicely written!

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  16. The question you pose at the end of your
    Magpie ~~ packs a punch. Nice interpretation of Tess' photo.

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  17. I'm glad it's not your despair that you evoke so vividly.

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