Yesterday, a house bustling
A home filled with warmth
Kids filling the air with laughter
Home grown meals full of tantalizing aromas
Today, a house empty, forlorn
Silent, barren, crumbling
A large stump decaying
A time lost forever
A time of grief
Missing what used to be
Knowing what was
Is all but gone
Yet knowing
We who remain
Have what is important
Love that thrives above circumstance