Endangered Species (repost)

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Open Poetry #47

Endangered Species (repost)

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

0 posted 2011-02-15 09:23 AM

The house is old and dying
Surrounded by wheat
Outbuilding in attendance
Her beauty fades and crumbles
I fear we’ll be the last to love her
She seduced my husband with her charms
She was cold and lonely
Another casualty on the Kansas plain
She coaxed him in and touched him
He called her home
Then she winked at me
As I drove by
Reminding me of a house I’d left behind
I hadn’t a clue
It puzzles me still
I resisted her
I hated her
But I couldn’t deny
Her call
Her touch
She took us in
And wrapped her warmth around us
She told us stories of her youth
And days of dignity
I knew from the beginning
We couldn’t save her
Though we often dreamed of it
On her moonlit August porch
We did what we could
But it was never enough
I think she understood

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

1 posted 2011-02-15 09:56 AM

who doesn't love Kansas?

~there's no place like home~

loved this~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2011-02-15 10:07 AM

bel1e-Well, Kansas can be a little bland in places. Thanks for your comment

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

3 posted 2011-02-15 10:11 AM

I absolutely LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOVE this, except for the line, "We couldn't save her" which still has the tears coursing down my cheeks.

I think this is my favourite of all of yours that I have seen.

Owl

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

4 posted 2011-02-15 10:40 AM

Owl- far as I know the house is still standing. Your tears honor me.
Lori

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2011-02-15 03:28 PM

Oh, you have put a smile upon my face. Thank you, for letting me know, Lori. If you ever go back there, please give it my love (yes, I am crazy! - I tried sanity for half an hour once, and it drove me insane).

Owl

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

6 posted 2011-02-15 09:51 PM

this is really great, Lori...you have some really wonderful lines nicely put

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

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