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Lipstick and Rouge
Contributed by
deadheadpoet
on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 02:32:38 AM in AEST
Topic:
Nostalgic
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Many abandoned homes I see
along the drive
across this land
take a look
they seem to be everywhere
left behind
they look so forlorn
so forgotten
Window panes long gone
no one looking out the window any longer
no one waiting for someone to come home
Paint peeling
dried and blowing away
I swear I hear the old house sighing
wishing for the good old days
Porch railing rotted through
old swing barely hanging on
visions flash through my mind
of giggling children, running wild
Grass all grown up
stones barely visible on the old garden path
weeds are all that remain
inside the fenced domain
picket fence still out front
your gate is torn away
tiger lilies growing all beside you
still a beautiful view
on this fine day
stone chimney crumbling
on one side
no more warm fires
glowing from inside
why did someone leave it?
leave it all alone
let nature take over her
now she's overgrown
It saddens me
she still has so much character
What a lovely place
she is to me
"just needs a little lipstick and rouge"
that's all.....you'll see
Laura Horner 8-16-05
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by emystar on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 03:09:39 AM AEST
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Good work. You've just immortalized this house with this awesome write.
A masterpeice of beauty.
huggs, smiles,
emy |
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by Willofree on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 01:08:35 PM AEST
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Very descriptive and sentimental write with a lot of nastalgia; and a real lonely and lonesome tug at the heart. A masterful appeal to ones connection with the past gone buy, current whereabouts unknown.
Excellent piece, a real poetic view, Laura
Will
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by hauntedscorp on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 01:33:52 PM AEST
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Great use of wording to enhance the imagery...Well done! I love that movie btw!! It's funny, I quoted that 'lipstick and rouge' line in one of the threads in the forums a couple months back...lol This is a very good piece of nostalgia Laura...nicely done: )
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by Ravensfire on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 02:57:09 PM AEST
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| If only those abandoned houses could speak. Great write. |
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by vibes2go on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 04:16:05 PM AEST
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It's "Picolla the weeper" I guess .. my friend in Salerno called me that because I cried so much .. when something was beautiful .. or sad .. no matter; I was crying .. this is lovely, Laura .. you're getting better and better ..
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by arakrune on
Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 09:40:03 PM AEST
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love this
it describes so many homes
i have seen in the high desert
here in california
makes me remember my long drives to nowhere
and at same time i remember the dying towns
in the middle of new york state, old factory towns with rusting factories and empty houseing tracks
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 19th August 2005 @ 04:01:38 AM AEST
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| good poem, your words caressed the brain, likkee,,hugs Eddy |
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Re: Lipstick and Rouge
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 5th October 2005 @ 12:05:50 AM AEST
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| this is actually quite sad, and I can just see that house. I like it when people notice things like this, a very nice little ditty indeed, laura. |
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