Sestina

 Day 19


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the idea was initially exciting
restoring it to former glory
filling all the cavernous cracks
holding generations of family secrets
the creaks  and sighs in the wind
howling on the plains at night

we would sit by the fire at night
planning the next day t'was so exciting
listening to the howling wind
days were lovely a  sunny glory
we dug the soil to release its secrets
its hard and dry face lined with cracks

the weatherboards were full of cracks
we would prepare the filler at night
a special mixture mingled with our secrets
the enormous project loomed exciting
we would restore this house to its former glory
going to bed exhausted to the howls of the wind


sleeping fitfully in  gale force wind
the rain seeping through the cracks
dreams of a garden of mauve  morning glory
filled the raging  stormy night
thunder and lightning exciting
thor's hammerings disturbing nature's  secrets


we had discovered all of the house's secrets
and managed to block out the wind
the project was becoming less exciting
we finally filled all the cracks
no sound of wind or rain at night
sleeping soundly in our king size  glory

after years t'was drudgery not  glory
our lives led to  new secrets
one of us started working late at night
all our  dreams were gone with the wind
life  developed the cavernous cracks
t' was anything but exciting

stripped of  glory tainted with  dark secrets
the consequences of exciting late nights
predicted a future of ill wind riddled with cracks