I Know Some Lonely House

by The Queen   Oct 25, 2012


Over the rigid and dreary mountains,
down by the riverside, amidst withered stalks
of stalwart weeds, and murmuring leaves
of pallid colors piled on the ground,
stood a solitary, large carriage house,
forlorn, beneath the balding glabrous
spreading tree, as though,
shrouded in mystery.

Devoid of noise, of neighbors,
and of life; here, the sun
no longer rises.

And so, bleak are the nights,
boundless and bare,
but what tales, the moon can tell,
this rickety house cannot,
apart from the rude winter wind's wild
lament and a worn-out,
passive photograph.

I know some lonely house down by the riverside
where one too many lonely souls used to
reside.

Copyright (C) 2012 by EvanescentMoon.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Vic Johns

    This has character !

  • 11 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    This is one of the best, descriptive writings I have come a crossed in a while...

    Queen has set a picture in my head of a haunted house, with such an eerie feeling, and yet I went deeper within this piece. In my opinion it sets a tone of depressive nature and I can't help but feeling it's the way one feels when depression sets in... The major metaphor left me speechless and I adore the nature tones throughout and also the mysterious and edginess it made me experience. I've fallen in love with this piece!!
    Very Nice!!

  • 12 years ago

    by Faithless

    I love how you explored the subject of a lonely house and give the readers your perspective of it. Your vocabulary just paints a vivid picture in my mind of how the house is like. I also love how you end your poem, as your last stanza kind of breaks away from the commas and short descriptions the house; leaving one to note that behind every abandon house, there used to be a someone or some family who used to live there, especially like those houses in US & UK, where some houses has long dark history. Totally a well deserved win. Congrats Buddy

  • 12 years ago

    by Decayed

    Congrats. You totally deserved it IMO :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Karla

    Myryn

    I was reading your piece and thinking about Poe.Superb!

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