Tumbled Down

Tumbled Down
See the young man,

    Proud of his strength.
Wooed his first love,
   Took her for wife.

Built her a house,
   To call their home.
Love did not last,
   When Passion cooled.

He found others,
   And alcohol.
The anger grew,
   It could not last.

Divorce?  Never!
   They’d live apart.
Another house,
   He built for her.

Across the road,
   The houses stood.
And now they’re gone,
   The fighting o’er.

Beneath the sod,
   Bodies turned dust.
The two houses,
   Have tumbled down.
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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

11 thoughts on “Tumbled Down

  1. Oh, what a tangled web we weave/broken house we build! Nice work today, Chuck! 😉 I liked that.

  2. I agree with the others, broken lives and broken houses are sad indeed, but you have described them both beautifully with your words and your photos! Interesting look at a part of your world! Hope you have a great week!

    Sylvia

  3. What a sad story so aptly told.

    First thing I though when I saw that first house: "Oooo look at all that wood I could salvage!" :S I'm still very much in the DIY mode.

    Amazing how very small houses are. And the trees growing up around it make them look so lonely.

  4. Very well told story, but, oh, so sad.

    The twin to that first house is just four miles down the road from us– same condition and all.

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