Abandoned

Abandoned
Abandoned
Grey and withering
Under a hot blue sky

First glass
Now wood
And the grass grows high

Abandoned
Still, stone stands strong
Proudly holding roof aloft

Darkened windows
Suggest lost memories
Of families departed

Abandoned in fields of amber and gold
Under the restive gaze
Of a chirring watermill

Along Route 66
East of Amarillo
Texas, United States of America

Taken during travels, 1997