04-13-2025, 12:22 PM
We sometimes would poke fun
at him for living there, as he shunned
life like a hermit, outside the usual run
of things. But his place back then
was a landing spot for many of us when
our lives took unexpected bends. On Gum
Springs Road, where brothers and friends
stayed at Willy's Home for Wayward Men.
We've all moved on to start anew,
though some were lost along the way.
His old street is now renamed, and new
houses have replaced his timeless place.
I wonder if anyone who lives there now
can see where we left a trace.
Form: semi-Italian sonnet
at him for living there, as he shunned
life like a hermit, outside the usual run
of things. But his place back then
was a landing spot for many of us when
our lives took unexpected bends. On Gum
Springs Road, where brothers and friends
stayed at Willy's Home for Wayward Men.
We've all moved on to start anew,
though some were lost along the way.
His old street is now renamed, and new
houses have replaced his timeless place.
I wonder if anyone who lives there now
can see where we left a trace.
Form: semi-Italian sonnet