Portrait of beauty......

                   A portrait of beauty,
                  suspended from a wall.
                       An old cabin sits
                   in the middle of it all.

                   A fragrance of cedar
                   permeates the room.
               Rustic furniture stressed,
                  time lapsed too soon.

          Handmade quilts hung with care,
             face a window, curtains torn.
      A pump giving water, a basin rests idle,
       old wooden table is crusted and worn.

           Played in evening after chores,
       a fiddle is hung, brought much joy.
    Sweet music once heard, now no more,
          filled many a heart with this toy.

                  Wood for the fireplace,
                  piled outside in a shed.
          Cobwebs about, spiders moved in,
       old straw in the corner, fit for a bed.

        Gentle light breeze carrying leaves,
            floating gracefully on the air.
   Birds, rabbits, squirrels, new home found,
         inside this cabin, once had flair.

             Surrounded by maple trees,
            reaching up towards the sky.
                    So plush, so green,
               not for us to reason why.

        Family life, such a long time ago,
         leaves harbor secrets, yet untold.
       At one with nature, animal friends,
       of a time, a place, bright and bold.

 

 

Written by:
Karen Palumbo
Photography by:
Robert Palumbo
5/2/2007
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