Echoes of Emptiness
Old, well worn, empty grand estate31 total reviews
Comment from BeasPeas
Great job with this post for the club, Jim. I've been off the site quite a bit lately. Old houses do speak to us. We wonder what they were like in their heyday. Marilyn
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2020
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Great job with this post for the club, Jim. I've been off the site quite a bit lately. Old houses do speak to us. We wonder what they were like in their heyday. Marilyn
Comment Written 16-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2020
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Marilyn glad to hear from you, hope your move went satisfactorily.
Comment from Miss Cookie Atkinson
I love the poem you chose to go with the artwork. They are a perfect match.
You captured my attention from the first line to the last. What
Yes thing seems to fall apart yet with hard work and love the youthful look will return
thank you for sharing.
Cookie
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2020
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I love the poem you chose to go with the artwork. They are a perfect match.
You captured my attention from the first line to the last. What
Yes thing seems to fall apart yet with hard work and love the youthful look will return
thank you for sharing.
Cookie
Comment Written 12-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2020
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Cookie,, thank you may your weekend provide robust fun!
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You very welcome may yours be the same.
Cookie
Comment from A. Louise Robertson
Nicely done, and it says so much. I have stood in old houses and buildings and wondered what kind of history they hold. It's like the old expression, "if the walls could talk, what would they say?" The picture you chose is the perfect accompaniment to your poem. I enjoyed reading this work.
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Nicely done, and it says so much. I have stood in old houses and buildings and wondered what kind of history they hold. It's like the old expression, "if the walls could talk, what would they say?" The picture you chose is the perfect accompaniment to your poem. I enjoyed reading this work.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Louise, thank you for your review and comments.
Comment from Boogienights
This is a great poem. I often watch videos where people go in to abandoned houses, it's fascinating, especially when everything is left behind. You wonder what thier story was. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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This is a great poem. I often watch videos where people go in to abandoned houses, it's fascinating, especially when everything is left behind. You wonder what thier story was. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Thank you so very much, havea dynamite weekend.
Comment from Fonda Little
My favorite part was, "The lingering smells, the telltale smudges
pasted for history on the stairway's banister
makes one wonder, where, moved the prankster,
who always held tight to tired old grudges?", because of the use of detail you added about the house itself! For some reason this poem reminded me somewhat of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"!
The Lord led me to this verse after I read this,
Luke 8:17
New International Version
17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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My favorite part was, "The lingering smells, the telltale smudges
pasted for history on the stairway's banister
makes one wonder, where, moved the prankster,
who always held tight to tired old grudges?", because of the use of detail you added about the house itself! For some reason this poem reminded me somewhat of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"!
The Lord led me to this verse after I read this,
Luke 8:17
New International Version
17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Fonda. this is a stirring verse that beckons one to realize that God knows and sees all things.
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Wry humor; a challenge under constraints of this form. Clever imagery. Rhyme of doings/wrongdoings and banister prankster don't work; otherwise rhyme is fine. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Wry humor; a challenge under constraints of this form. Clever imagery. Rhyme of doings/wrongdoings and banister prankster don't work; otherwise rhyme is fine. Cheers. LIZ
Comment Written 12-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Thanks fro yoru review.
Comment from mvbrooks
The poem has many sets of eloquent phrases such as "...the telltale smudges pasted for history on the stairway's banister..." It's an easy read as the rhyme is consistent and flowing. Intriguing ending wondering if someone will wipe away the fingerprints and records of those who lived here before to make it ready for a new set of people. Fun read.
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2020
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The poem has many sets of eloquent phrases such as "...the telltale smudges pasted for history on the stairway's banister..." It's an easy read as the rhyme is consistent and flowing. Intriguing ending wondering if someone will wipe away the fingerprints and records of those who lived here before to make it ready for a new set of people. Fun read.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your kind review and comments.
Comment from zanya
Oh yes here is a house to set the poetic imagination on fire as to the stories it could tell from a past life - some lovely imagery with such a lovely practical ending !! enjoyable read
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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Oh yes here is a house to set the poetic imagination on fire as to the stories it could tell from a past life - some lovely imagery with such a lovely practical ending !! enjoyable read
Comment Written 11-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020
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zanya, thank you for your review and comments.
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
Yes, what you say makes a lot of sense in this poem. Where have all the people gone and can this house be saved? Well, of course. Well done JLR Bless you.
:)Ralf
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2020
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Yes, what you say makes a lot of sense in this poem. Where have all the people gone and can this house be saved? Well, of course. Well done JLR Bless you.
:)Ralf
Comment Written 11-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2020
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Ralf, my good friend, yes with a bit of sweat equity I bet she would shine!
Comment from January L'Angelle
I love poems that make me use my senses. This poem made me hear the noises of the house right from the first line. I could smell the lingering smells of a dingy old house. Also, I could hear the gentry with their many little lies. The picture let me to see what you were describing. This poem allowed me to have an experience with my senses. It was really well written and an overall great read! -January L.
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2020
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I love poems that make me use my senses. This poem made me hear the noises of the house right from the first line. I could smell the lingering smells of a dingy old house. Also, I could hear the gentry with their many little lies. The picture let me to see what you were describing. This poem allowed me to have an experience with my senses. It was really well written and an overall great read! -January L.
Comment Written 11-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 11-Jun-2020
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January, I delight that your senses were tickled throughout this poem about this old mansion and the prospect of restoration.
