This is how a heart breaks

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When I was a little girl, people lived in this house. Kids played here. Puppies were born here. Stories were told into the evening.

When I was a girl, the road went to this house. You could walk there. There was a wharf, too, in the deep cove in front. There was often a sailboat.

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The road has caved in. You can’t walk there easily anymore. There is a massive hole in the roof and the front is falling off. It would be unsafe to venture in. Miraculously, it hasn’t fallen yet, but now it’s just a matter of time.

Things sure have changed here in 35 years.

3 Comments Add yours

  1. I can see how your heart would break…re-birth elsewhere…:)

  2. Spiralbound's avatar Spiralbound says:

    Sad, but inescapable. No matter what Exploits WAS, what it is NOW is a summer vacation retreat and only the sites with regular vacationers will survive.

  3. yalandarose's avatar yalandarose says:

    i love old houses

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