FARMS R.I.P.
drizzle drifts
along the hilltops
dogs growl fearlessly
behind rusted gates
in each rotting farmhouse
are the seeds
of its own dissolution
the forest looks green and new
but humanity is old in these parts
a doleful face stares out of
a cracked upstairs window
not with accusation
just the knowledge
of what the bank is owed
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Shift, River And South and Flights. Latest books, “Bittersweet”, “Subject Matters” and “Between Two Fires” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in Rush, Spotlong Review and Trampoline.
