Abandoned Writers Cafe

Empty rooms in empty halls.

Accounts silent - long abandoned

the words bankrupt

vacant fronts of creativity 

washed over; hollow; run down.

Verbs sway on rusted hinges

the strains of old poems

cross pages like tumbleweeds.

Profiles shuttered - desolate

unopened for years, collect dust

while messages to forgotten friends

go unanswered

Pinned to a page 

like wanted posters

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I still visit the profiles of old friends here, some that I know seldom if ever, revisit the site. Others are departed from life itself. I revisit their comments on my posts on other sites as well. I'll find one and say, well, wasn't that nice? This is eloquently poignant. I enjoyed and I relate. F.

[Relic]

Thanks for reading, Fabian. :)

[Red Brick Keshner]

As do I. They are like monoliths on a partways barren land.

[LazerRays]

Ohhh much like for this one. Comparing the abandoned account as you would describe an abandoned building. Much description and detail put in this! Trés bien!

[Relic]

Thanks, Sarah.

[Linda]

I like your analogy, SAP. What is it about abandoned buildings ? They fascinate me. I once had a typing job in a partly ruined building - exploring that was so much more interesting than the job ! L.

[Relic]

It must be the curiosity of all that went on in them before. The people, the events. What once was.

[Linda]

That's it, exactly ! So many stories in those abandoned walls, lots of food for our imaginations ! Thank you, Relic. Lovely poem + lovely comments. L.

[LazerRays]

Haha, abandoned buildings also fascinate me, I love the very meaning they symbolize. They're eerie, abandoned of life; just a shell skeleton, barren and desolate, uncared fir and ready to be explored!!! :D

[Verse]

Clint Eastwood would be proud of this imagery. :):) I can taste the popcorn, your images are so clear.

V

[Relic]

Thanks very much, Verse. :)

[R J Askew]

Nice one. I like it. So true. And a few are, alas, no longer with us.

[Relic]

Which is sad. Thank for stopping by, R J.

[marilyn 1225]

poignant well well written are you a professional writer?

[Relic]

Thank you, Marilyn. No, I'm not. I do this for entertainment only. :)

[marilyn 1225]

brilliant talent and good for you.. for the fun of it

[Relic]

Thanks so much. :)

[lakinbob]

We move on don't we. Often for no good reason. I have poetry that has gathered dust for over thirty years.

This is great writing.

LB

[Relic]

I appreciate your review, lakinbob, thank you. :)

[angel]

Lovely, evocative, but, let us not hope,prophetic.

[Relic]

Thanks very much, Angel. I hope not either. :)

[Lavi]

Hmm, we may hope writerscafe does not come to this. Fortunately I've only experienced one website like WritersCafe close down, and it's people were forced to abandon with it rather than it being a choice... so I cannot say I can relate. I've often found friends on my account leave "to publish in the real world" but I just shake my head because to me there is no real-er world than this place. Where we can share as ourselves under our names or faces or none at all. It's a choice to be here and share ourselves with people we've never met before. So even if people begin to leave and abandon this cafe, I'll keep coming until I'm ultimately forced to leave.

Amazing write. Keep writing my fellow poet.
Sincerely,
- Lavi

P.S. Just realized I've read this before. Wow, four months? Here's an update on my thoughts I guess ('o_0)

[Relic]

I appreciate your thoughts, Lavi, thank you.

[Ted Kniffen]

Writers come and writers go, who can see what writers know. We are fortunate to see so many good writers in the Café and to be able to share our thinking and hopefully to shape a neophyte or two along the way.

P.S. great picture.

A good write Relic, nice to see you back.

[Relic]

Thanks very much, Ted. :)

[Dawne Richards]

"Verbs sway on rusted hinges." I can just see them; really well done. I like the whole poem but that line is my favorite.

[Relic]

Thanks very much for your thoughts, Dawne.

[Dawne Richards]

You're quite welcome!

[Lyn Anderson]

There's a lot of that in here. Certain people I personally really miss. But we have lives apart from here. Sometimes we go and come back.

[Relic]

Sometimes...thanks, Lyn.

[Lyn Anderson]

No problem. I no its not much of a review, but really, I have no critique :)

[Relic]

Your reviews are fine. Critiques are not always necessary. :)