The house on the hill is standing still <br />though the paint has cracked and flaked. <br />The slates have withstood the test of time, <br />though discoloured and sun baked. <br /> <br />Three windows are carrying subsidence cracks, <br />and the curtains have had their day. <br />The guttering is hanging loose against the roof <br />and the drainpipe has come away. <br /> <br />The wooden porch is showing it’s age, <br />and the sash windows appear seized. <br />Damp has taken the north and west sides, <br />and left the other sides to the breeze. <br /> <br />I am surprised that it is still here <br />after the turmoil it has faced. <br />Supernatural happenings and occurrences <br />have plagued this once charming place.<br /><br />Orlando Belo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-house-on-the-hill-3/
