Duty Done <br /> <br /> Whenever I see old buildings like these<br /> I am so touched by the sadness they bring<br /> For back in the days of ancestral times<br /> They touched our souls and rang our chimes<br /> <br /> They were places built with the utmost care<br /> By loving ancestors far out there<br /> Who are now long gone to their reward<br /> Not forgotten but well in our memory stored<br /> <br /> Like a very old person in a rocking chair<br /> Relegated to a corner just waiting there<br /> To live out their days away from the crowd<br /> With only old memories to be so endowed<br /> <br /> Awaiting soon their final demise<br /> With resignation across their face<br /> Deep weathered brow and hands all knurled<br /> Just sitting there with flag now furled<br /> <br /> Nostalgic is the word of choice<br /> That I would attach to these images fine<br /> Work all done and so satisfied<br /> Just sitting there with a feeling of pride<br /> <br /> So important that these images exist<br /> To remind us that life is a continuum through space<br /> To remind us of our place sublime<br /> That we are here for just one small slice of time<br /> <br /> <br /> John Cornick<br /> Halifax, Nova Scotia<br />   Submitted By: John Cornick