Vacant Houses

Vacant houses, homes no more. Boarded windows, shuttered door.  Your porch light extinguished.  Your porcelain won’t shine.  Vacant Houses.

Vacant houses, homes no more.  Darkened dormers, creaky floor.  Your kitchen is quiet.  Your living room is dead.  Vacant Houses.

Vacant houses, nothing within.  Void of love, void of life, the lost spark - great chagrin.  Your chasing unfulfilled, your love set on temporal things.  Vacant Houses.

Vacant houses, renovation is nigh.  Open hearts, open windows, a carpenter’s son comes by.  “No need to demolish, we will build on this foundation.” Vacant houses no more.  Love is visiting.  Hear Him knock on the door.