This Old House
Old, old house out in the country67 total reviews
Comment from Rasmine
I just moved out of the city into the country. Well, suburbs/country -- don't know if this is a different name. I'm sorry it was the opposite of me. I love old houses, it couldn't have been saved? :(
Good poem. :) My favorite is the last stanza:
No, I would not take a million
for this tired old place of mine;
Because a house is really home
when it has weathered with the time.
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I just moved out of the city into the country. Well, suburbs/country -- don't know if this is a different name. I'm sorry it was the opposite of me. I love old houses, it couldn't have been saved? :(
Good poem. :) My favorite is the last stanza:
No, I would not take a million
for this tired old place of mine;
Because a house is really home
when it has weathered with the time.
Comment Written 17-Jun-2017
Comment from estory
This poem is a nice rendition of a timeless romantic form, with an upbeat meter, ringing rhyme scheme, and pastoral images. We have this great nostalgic view of the past, what these things once were, what they represented, what they will go on representing. the house really contains all our memories, weathered, yellowed with age, but still standing none the less. estory
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This poem is a nice rendition of a timeless romantic form, with an upbeat meter, ringing rhyme scheme, and pastoral images. We have this great nostalgic view of the past, what these things once were, what they represented, what they will go on representing. the house really contains all our memories, weathered, yellowed with age, but still standing none the less. estory
Comment Written 17-Jun-2017
Comment from Mustang Patty
thank you for sharing your ode to a home that has served you well. I'm sorry to hear that your age has forced you to move away from the homestead. It is truly a blow to one's soul.
~patty~
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thank you for sharing your ode to a home that has served you well. I'm sorry to hear that your age has forced you to move away from the homestead. It is truly a blow to one's soul.
~patty~
Comment Written 17-Jun-2017
Comment from lyenochka
Lovely, Jay! This really make sense that it's the years spent in a house which makes it "home." I'm sorry that you had to leave all that beauty in the country. I like the comparison to a toiling mother. A home shelters us that way.
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Lovely, Jay! This really make sense that it's the years spent in a house which makes it "home." I'm sorry that you had to leave all that beauty in the country. I like the comparison to a toiling mother. A home shelters us that way.
Comment Written 16-Jun-2017
Comment from zanya
Powerful, loving, nostalgic emotions seep through the words of these stanzas as they celebrate 'a tired old place' filled with happy memories 'welcomed many faces '-
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Powerful, loving, nostalgic emotions seep through the words of these stanzas as they celebrate 'a tired old place' filled with happy memories 'welcomed many faces '-
Comment Written 16-Jun-2017
Comment from Rubylou
I enjoyed the sentiment of your words. I share it as my grandchildren are the sixth generation to pass through.
My city is becoming dangerous and my kids are pressuring my husband and I to leave.
I like the easy flow of your words as well as the rhyme.
Nicely written.
Rubylou
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I enjoyed the sentiment of your words. I share it as my grandchildren are the sixth generation to pass through.
My city is becoming dangerous and my kids are pressuring my husband and I to leave.
I like the easy flow of your words as well as the rhyme.
Nicely written.
Rubylou
Comment Written 16-Jun-2017
Comment from lalajovanoski
Hello I really enjoyed reading this piece I found it to be very deep and the structure is very well written and there's a lot of good imagery and adjectives that perfectly describe the setting thank you for sharing
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Hello I really enjoyed reading this piece I found it to be very deep and the structure is very well written and there's a lot of good imagery and adjectives that perfectly describe the setting thank you for sharing
Comment Written 16-Jun-2017
Comment from Irish Rain
So sorry you had to give up your old house. Ours is dated 1940....so it's getting there. Needs a lot of work too, but it's a good old house. Love your poem!! Blessings...
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So sorry you had to give up your old house. Ours is dated 1940....so it's getting there. Needs a lot of work too, but it's a good old house. Love your poem!! Blessings...
Comment Written 15-Jun-2017
Comment from Thomas Bowling
I often think about the old house that I grew up in All the happy times I shared with my parents, my brothers, and sister. You have brought back a lot of pleasant memories. Thank you.
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I often think about the old house that I grew up in All the happy times I shared with my parents, my brothers, and sister. You have brought back a lot of pleasant memories. Thank you.
Comment Written 15-Jun-2017
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
There is rememberance and sadness in these words. I loved your rythm and tender words about a house you have loved, it's sad to say goodbye isn't it, I wish you well and good luck, love Dolly x
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There is rememberance and sadness in these words. I loved your rythm and tender words about a house you have loved, it's sad to say goodbye isn't it, I wish you well and good luck, love Dolly x
Comment Written 15-Jun-2017
