Not For Sale

our parents dwelt amid shabby chicness

old Victorian elegance in Grantham Hall

its upper floor apartment spacious with tall

windows, eyes wide open on Wellswood below

a wrought iron staircase in need of a warm coat

to cover the emergence of rust patches

an annexe where Grandma's sixth sense

always meant she was the first to greet you

three decades gone, a for sale board on display

i took a virtual tour with the hope of recalling more

more memories, yet i barely recognise the inside

so upmarket this new look, so lavish, so not them

Reviews

[Wild Rose]

The hall with its oak paneled hall is now sold - servants gone to other homes and spheres
It has been divided into self-contained flats
The old coach house, stables, workshops, are all now flats
The cottage by the wrought iron gates, where we used to live
Inside ripped out all all the period fitting replaced with 'modern' plastic and renter for Quarter of a million pounds per annum

Ah well we are happy as we are in our home by the sea

[Chris Shaw]

Change isn't always for the better is it Wild Rose? Thank you for the share. All the best.
read moreChange isn't always for the better is it Wild Rose? Thank you for the share. All the best.

Chris