Three o’clock afternoon vigil
Lonely raven calling through spruce trees

Nippy soft winds but November mountain sky
Silence of sitting, listening, waiting
Weather ravaged house on boulder stone foundation,
Brown and grey cedar shingles and siding,

Stripped lathe and plaster and windows gaping panes long gone,
Magnificent stone fireplace,
House centered, hearth centered, heart centered,

Now silent,
Bespeak of generations gathered in warmth long ago
as of promised returns of hearts let go

Nippy soft winds but November mountain sky
Silence of sitting, listening, waiting
Weather ravaged house on boulder stone foundation,
Brown and grey cedar shingles and siding,

Stripped lathe and plaster and windows gaping panes long gone,

Magnificent stone fireplace,
House centered, hearth centered, heart centered,

Now silent,
Bespeak of generations gathered in warmth long ago
Lonely you stand on vigil
as of promised returns of hearts let go
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