John Anthony Fingleton: March '25 "Editor's Choice"

"REVISITING THE OLD HOME"

There are still traces of the broken walls, Now overgrown with moss, The opening where the door once stood - And an overpowering sense of loss. But most of all, there's silence, Not even blackbirds sing, What happened to the laughter? In my head, I still hear it ring. My footsteps on this wild grass place, Seem to disturb the settled gloom, As if it was a sacrilege - And I had trodden on its tomb. © John Anthony Fingleton (Lost Viking) Paraguay