Abandoned Town

Abandoned     Town

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 trail
curling swirls 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    long mirrors register stools

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