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Forgotten Places
February 16, 2022
Delicate swaying
grass and vines decay buildings
of abandoned towns.
Hot dirt and dry sand,
wooden saloons preserved
under clouds of silt.
Water glues crystals
of salt to marble columns,
stone faces submerged.
Forgotten places
doomed to lose old masters,
lost under earth’s grip.
© Steve S., Marblehead, MA
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