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A Rustic Barn

A poetry writing prompt

Julia A. Keirns
1 min readSep 16, 2023
A rustic barn in Ohio. Photo by author.

My friend Chelsea Marie has challenged me to write another poem.

rustic

For an extra challenge, try to work these two words or ideas into your poem:
earthy | cozy

Plain and simple
Rough the charm
Along the road
A rustic barn

Its earthy presence
And weathered wood
A reminder of a place
Where a house once stood

A cozy home
From a simpler time
A relic of the past

Silent now
Old and worn
The barn stands firm and fast

Its rustic charm
And weathered nails
Where mice and bats abide

A symbol of hope
In the midst of change
What secrets it must hide

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Julia A. Keirns
Julia A. Keirns

Written by Julia A. Keirns

Currently living in an RV full time and traveling across North America. The goal is simply to write about it. Editor of Fiction Shorts, the Challenged, and ROD.

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