I passed by this old house
one evening
alive with candlelight
where it stands
on 10th Street
it has been there
since the early 1900s
against ratcheting time
life expanded
and dissolved
like the neighborhood bakery
barber shop, trinket stores
horses and carriages
replaced by autos
Bonnie and Clyde
roamed the backside
of these streets
World War II ushered in
rationing, praying
tears amid destruction
A tornado hit close
sixties racial turmoil
schools closed
This house was here
when Andy Sims
disappeared without a trace
in 1961
It has been lucky
to remain
in a place where they
tear down history
trying to keep appearance
hip and modern
not even considering
how we need
the contributions of yesterday
and how we can admire
the continuance
of the elegant
yet simple style
the testament to the past
the grace of another time
the comfort that
all those candles
must give to those
returning home
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