October 25, 2009

it was just sitting there...

I look for them all the time
those abandoned doors and windows
held together by walls that once had a voice
~~
but
sometimes I like to think that they find me
~~
this one was loved
I can tell
because
it's the shade of pink that your cheeks become
after a long walk in the dried fields
while
hand in hand
with your lover
~~
not pink
because the sun has soaked the typical and always blaring red right out of it
but pink
because somebody cared
~~
it is still on a lived in property
at the bottom of a hill where the grass is calf high
near a slight bend in the road
and
where I'm guessing
laughter fills the main house during the day
and
the lights come on at night
~~
my sister has passed this
"there must be a story here"
building
many times
as it's on the way to her friends house
yet
she's never really given it any thought
~~
yesterday was my first time to see it
and
I was instantly drawn to it
the way I always am with these left behind buildings

the sun
was warm and understanding
while
it painted with long brushstrokes
~what I want to believe was a guest house or a child's playhouse~
simple
weak layers of white
that cast ghostly like shadows
~~
someday I'll go back
when I can spend a little more time
and
see if it has anything to tell me
*

25 comments:

  1. take me along when you go. i'd love to explore that house

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  2. Oh yea wanna come too. Curious about the story it has to tell you and us.

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  3. It most definitely looks like it has a story to tell. Beautiful words Beth.

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  4. I am sure it will tell you its story, you the sweet listener who takes the time to soak it all in and who doesn't just pass it by...
    Love your story telling, beautiful One.

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  5. i love the way you look at things and how you capture them on film. beautifully poetic.

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  6. What a find! And, what beautiful words to describe this lovely old pink house. It was home to somebody...I love your perspective on these captures!

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  7. Those upper windows have their own unique view. Great find.

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  8. What an evocative ode...I felt like I was right there. Your writing and perspective are really lovely.

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  9. Beautiful words and the old house you photograph is beautiful as well... roxanne

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  10. Beautiful words and the old house you photograph is beautiful as well... roxanne

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  11. This is wonderful. If the walls could talk, I wonder what they would say. Your writing always amazes me.

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  12. I also am intrigued by "left behind buildings". The stories they could tell, but keep tightly tucked within the walls. Thanks for sharing this beauty and thoughts with us today.

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  13. I love how you see the beauty in these old places, and we are so lucky to see through your eyes. Your words are always so fitting as well. Take care.

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  14. What a gorgeous house. We have several in my area that you know were such wonderful homes in their day. It's so sad to see them vacant, isn't it? The walls must hold so many memories. Thanks for this lovely post. Your pictures and your words are always incredible. :)

    ~ Wendy
    http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  15. beautiful house, looks a little sad.

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  16. what a beautiful find.
    xo

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  17. i really think the images are unusual but I love the descriptive words you use

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  18. wow, can I just say WOW!

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  19. gorgeous, the photographs, the words, the thoughts. You are amazing!

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  20. If her doors and windows and old wood could talk...
    but your photos let us peer in, give a glimpse of her heyday and nudge us to give her another look and listen...

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  21. Have I told you yet how much I love your abandoned home images. And a pink one. Oh, you do know how to turn a girl's head.

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  22. Love the play between lights and shadows against the backdrop of the building. Sweet shot.

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  23. This house looks like it could tell a thousand stories. Don't you wish the walls could talk? Although, maybe these pink walls really are whispering to you because they know you will listen.

    xo

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth