The beauty of a ruin may be best <br />appreciated by a rank outsider, <br />observing it as uninvited guest, <br />without the context of a view that’s wider. <br />Behind the fallen walls there often lie <br />sad stories of inhabitants who perished <br />in homes that once abandoned now supply <br />the ruins travelers long have cherished. <br />The pleasure coming from the accidental <br />beauty, burgeoning till it decays, <br />appeals to anyone who’s sentimental <br />when seeing signs of others’ judgment days.<br /><br />gershon hepner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/accidental-beauty/
