Abandoned Town

Abandoned Town    
   by Pearcemelville

Void of Souls
Expecting weed to tumble and roll
streets   houses   barren   bare 
A solitary figure walks alone 
in silence   
Penetrating silence

Wait    did something move?
     No     the wind in eave
willywilly  winding  lonely   
  street                                wisping dust marking out a   
  cloudy trace 
curlingswirls dance fly updownvanish 

No hustle no boots                  no Parasols  laughter  no skirts
Horses  carriage  children    
  Dogs
Not a hint nor trace of life left remnant                                      in silence   Penetrating silence

Saloon Door Creaks 
floorboard aches 
halflit  Hall  Stairs  chandelier
Is a ghost perhaps exuding this chill
The Bar  longmirrors register stool

Walking out look behind
Buildings  stores tell of decline
Rails  trough  horseshoe  Nail
Stories  hidden memory of gunfire
Silence penetrating lonely Town