The house is empty now,
And lonely in its abandonment.
The family who used to be here,
The one who kept the house warm,
...
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Nicely done, but very sad, Scarlett. I hope that your house is nothing like the one you described. Yours, I hope, is full of your favorite people and laughter. Larry
Each house has a history of it's own. If the walls could talk.
Love the way you've personalized the house - as the silent observer of your tale of change and dislocation. We have a house near us that has stood unoccupied for the fifteen years I've lived here. I pass it on my morning walk and I sometimes I tiptoe around its overgrown garden and peep into it's dark and mysterious interior, wondering about its history. A beautifully written piece that leaves this reader strangely sad. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥