No Permanent Home

Posted on March 7, 2021 by purplepeninportland 
Written for:  Sunday Muse #150  (posted by Carrie)
Photography by Romain Thiery
(Abandoned in an old forgotten villa in France)

Hurried, being chased
from their home.  The family
gathers their most precious
possessions–ones they are
able to carry.  Cannot afford
to tarry here where danger
lurks.  Only the father,
musician and teacher, takes
the time to smash his beloved
piano, tears coursing down
his cheeks, so that no enemy
hands will ever be able
to play.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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33 Responses to No Permanent Home

  1. Carrie V. H. says:
    March 7, 2021 at 2:05 am

    Wow this is heart stirring Sara. That ending packs a punch too. Beautiful, deeply sad, and one of your finest!

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  2. kenyanito biko says:
    March 7, 2021 at 3:38 am

    Crazy ending. So that no enemy hands will have to pay. He’s jealous of his piano. I love.

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  3. Jim says:
    March 7, 2021 at 5:55 am

    O Sara, you wrote of one of my back brain concerns. Old folk wouldn’t be up to a hasty exit.
    That made me smile, an enjoyable read. It could happen here.
    ..

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  4. Zelda Rene says:
    March 7, 2021 at 6:26 am

    Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow….I love this.

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  5. Gillena Cox says:
    March 7, 2021 at 11:48 am

    That’s a tear jerker Sara.
    Happy Sunday

    much💓love

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  6. wyndolynne says:
    March 7, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    Those lines echo that haste and are, as others have noted, heart wrenching.

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  7. V.J. Knutson says:
    March 7, 2021 at 2:02 pm

    Heartbreaking.

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  8. Beverly Crawford says:
    March 7, 2021 at 5:18 pm

    And today there are those who say the holocaust never happened! Such memories as this live on for so many holocaust survivors and their descendants!

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  9. Alexander De says:
    March 7, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    Nice take on this! Love the attitude of it.

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  10. msjadeli says:
    March 7, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Sara, so heartbreaking.

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  11. qbit says:
    March 7, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    “Only the father,
    musician and teacher, takes
    the time to smash his beloved
    piano” – Oh my!

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  12. Helen Dehner says:
    March 8, 2021 at 1:38 am

    I am fascinated by the direction you took with the photography … inspired!!!

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  13. Truedessa says:
    March 8, 2021 at 2:02 am

    I wondered if war was the reason for the abandonment. So many left quickly to find a place of safety. The image of destroying something so loved is heartbreaking.

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  14. Susie Clevenger says:
    March 8, 2021 at 9:59 pm

    Heartbreaking, yet I know it happened too many times. Sometimes treasure must be kept away from those who wouldn’t appreciate it.

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  15. -Eugenia says:
    March 28, 2021 at 1:55 am

    Hi, Sara. Thank you so much for the follow and I am following you too. 😊

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