By greysky
Date: 2001 Aug 17
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[[2001.08.17.01.36.11630]]

on a crooked hill...

a mouse escapes crumbling wraps
in a corner of a room so filled by trash
the room its self only one small part
of a house owned by a discarded heart
a shabby old man kept walled within
by a specter of some forgotten sin
a dim story of a  loved one from ages past
with whom's name he will breath his last
but for one thing would his neighbors scorn
this his yard, his house, out grown and torn
for between the hours of dark and dawn
he would play music to which all were drawn
so very soft and ever so gentle, light and sweet
almost scented on the winds, a quiet release