Crimson’s Creative Challenge #259 #Morose and Meaningful

The ivy clambers up the walls

broken gutters take their bow

once children’s laughter filled these halls

but all is strangely silent now

look through the broken panes of glass

for many, memories remain

of sitting with their friends in class

until the home bell rings again

for this was once the village school

introducing either fun or fear

for some of whom it gave the tools

to get by throughout their years

while spinsters armed with just kind hearts

instructed all in the three Rs