a house of wood and stone

by yogi73   Feb 28, 2017


along dark and winding forest road
stood a decaying house of wood and stone.
Solemn and hidden among dense evergreen
stopping by, I ponder its obscurity

How I arrived across the pasture I don't know,
To stand before such a house. An antiquity
of wood and stone, shrugged in mossy rocks
and rotted timbers all in stately poverty

I want to see ghosts hiding behind and
darting amongst the forest pines.
I want to see my soul, as these are things
I fear as I grow old and face the divine

The peaceful house of wood and stone whispers
for me to stand before, before a heavy
wooden door. Inscribed with an upside-down tree,
roots skyward, inscribed in a deep and heavy score

I pause and wonder what lies beyond,
beyond the barrier door. I touch
the cold wrought iron latch and i
listen and wait, waiting for something more

With a mighty heave the door scrapes
open a fissure. I am haunted by the darkness
inside and of cold and rotted visions.
Panic invades, I feel the light closing behind

I step back from the upside-down door and the
lightlessness that pulls me inside, I turn
back from the house of wood and stone,
unready for whispers and ghosts

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  • 6 years ago

    by mossgirl19

    Eerie! Goosebumps. I wouldn't come near the door by any chance.

  • 7 years ago

    by Ren

    This is such a mysterious and eerie piece...with a slight sense of fear for the unknown yet a little excitment in anticipation for what could be wandering inside that house. The imagery you depict is amazing. You paint such a vivid picture and the reader can truly imagine and see that rotting house made of wood and stone and the mystifying essence surrounding it.

    Excellent work!

  • 7 years ago

    by Saakiel

    How you set the mood of the setting is beyond amazing. I felt the mystery, and the feeling of haunt as I was reading to the end. This piece is full of imagery, and metaphors that are introspective, I have to re-read some part so I could try to get it... and I wish I did. This piece made me feel and think. I love it.

    xxx

  • 7 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Reading this poem conjures lots of imagination in the mind!
    I like the narration and it gives that eerie, mysterious yet a longing
    feel which holds many memories. Nicely penned and I like the descriptions/
    usage of words...well penned!

  • 7 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    A really well narrated story that is atmospheric and well laid out in nice clear stanzas.

    All the best and well done on this,

    Ben

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