The Chimney Stands Alone

In response to a chimney that I have gone by for years...Then one day saw a home with a family and suddenly I had the need to write about this chimney.

The chimney stands alone

A relic of what once had been known

The home had stood here filled with love

Many promises and hard work made use of

 

The children went to different lives

Some better, some worse, some just survived

But none wanted to preserve

The inheritance of the past, the future conserve

 

The chimney stands alone

Still radiating what once shone

Family gathered around close

Loving, eating the meal that was chose

 

The chimney stands alone

It glowed in the night with warmth shown

Children studied lessons by the flame

Mother read to them the "Bible" about God's name

 

Now, now the chimney stands alone

The children won't come home

Dad is gone on to his reward

Mom lives only in their memories

 

The chimney stands alone

A relic of the past gone

Author's Note

This has message has impacted me profoundly...Change is it good or bad?

Reviews

[just rose.]

I am fascinated by leftover bits of architecture and always wonder who lived there and what their lives were like. You capture that very well here.