It's been years since I visited
Jim's old farmhouse in the hills
Kept a room for visitors
Not strewn with work and old bills
Room with carpet on the floor
Grandfather clock ticking away
Cabinet with china and glass
Booze too for the special days
Shed and stores were all outside
One hand mown lawn that was neat
Tractors, boats a car or two
Showed class to visiting elite
Electric storm hit one spring day
Ten turbulent minutes enough
To wreck all he had built up
For him to quit; man so tough
Seeing all he had lost in one day
No longer had lust for life
Gave it up bought house in town
Died years before his good wife
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It could happen just that way. Life can break a man.
ReplyDeleteA sad story told poetically.
ReplyDeleteSeeing all he had lost in one day
ReplyDeleteNo longer had lust for life
Very disappointing and stressful to him. Perhaps contributory to the short life
Hank
Interesting title Robin. A sad tale and very well told. Peggy xx
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