barn abandoned
In these parts, abandoned buildings outnumber those that are occupied. This forlorn barn has more character then its homestead house. The barn ages and oxides with a patina; the house is just falling down. Even when it was built decades ago, new materials were not used. Faint ghost lettering is still visible of the tin's original commercial use. I am not alone in my fondness for old buildings-- joining other photographers who try to capture the past in what the
Huffington Post calls a ubiquitous trend of "ruin porn."
The old barn stands
Abandoned, rustic,
Rusting, slowly yielding
To the wind and rain.
Once home to cows or sheep,
Chickens, pigs, horses
Rafters resounded with
Moos, baas, oinks, and whineys.
Now home to crows, mice, rats
Wayfare wildlife, feral cats.
The wind howls through
Open doors, broken windows.
Every year robs
More siding
From tottering walls.
The artist pauses to capture
The testament to the past
With camera's click
Or painter's brush
Before the old grey barn finally tumbles
In splinters, done in by storm
Or wrecking crew
Unwilling to tolerate
Its drunken swaying in the wind.
Old and tired,
The ancient barn
Sighs adieu.
Barn Abandoned by Erin Yorke
County Road 5100 and Farm to Market Road 1264
Lubbock County, Texas
