Sir_Nigel   10 #1 Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) A sizeable crowd has gathered in town to watch as an obsolete building comes down, Just the lonely and elderly looking for ways to fill up the hours of their long empty days, gazing in wonder, flinching in shock at the crash of plummeting concrete block. Watching the destruction, causing an obstruction. It’s something to do ‘til the next bus is due.  A notable landmark, I know the place well - it once was an upmarket stylish hotel with a fine reputation for serious nosh back in the days when prawn cocktails were posh. But over the years it faded, grew dated, to a new generation - old hat, overrated.  Now monster machinery chomps at the walls, dust clouds erupt as the edifice falls reducing a tower of seventeen floors to a pitiful tangle of rubble and doors.  Now I’m pretty busy - got things to do but awed by the spectacle, I stop too. Idly watching slack-jawed for a spell as a mechanoid dinosaur eats a hotel, enjoying each thunderous, sickening crunch, I just need a bucket of popcorn to munch.  It’s a sociable crowd, the buzz is quite loud but it’s soon clear to me they don’t see what I see.  They have fond reminisces, stories to share - they had dates and romantic proposals in there, 21st birthdays, the odd Christmas do, wedding receptions were held here too. They’re peering through the dusty haze to misty fond-remembered days to a happier time, to a place in its prime recounting how it was back then, recalling shining moments when they were, on joyous afternoons, waved off to seaside honeymoons. Saying goodbye to what survives of fading pages of their lives. Edited November 15, 2017 by Sir_Nigel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
raymond1947 Â Â 10 #2 Posted March 13, 2017 Really enjoyed reading that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crookedspire   10 #3 Posted March 13, 2017 A sizeable crowd has gathered in town to watch as an obsolete building comes down. A notable landmark, I know the place well - it once was an upmarket stylish hotel Also a venue for serious nosh back in the days when prawn cocktails were posh.  So a crowd has turned out and they’re hanging about observing the destruction, causing an obstruction. Just the lonely and elderly looking for ways to fill up the hours of their long empty days.  Monster machinery chomps at the walls, a dust clouds erupts as the edifice falls reducing the tower of seventeen floors to a tangle of rubble and windows and doors. The mesmerised watchers are rapt by the way the ravenous creature devours its prey, gazing in wonder, flinching in shock at the crash of plummeting concrete block.  I don’t want to look like I’ve nowt else to do but, awed by the spectacle, I stop too, earnestly gazing slack-jawed for a spell as a mechanoid dinosaur eats a hotel, watching each thunderous, sickening crunch, I just need a bucket of popcorn to munch.  It’s a sociable crowd, the buzz is quite loud but its soon clear to me they’re not seeing what I see.  A lot of these people have stories to tell share - they had dates and romantic proposals in there, 21st birthdays, the odd Christmas do and wedding receptions were held there too. Some were brides and grooms in those now demolished rooms.  Now they gaze through the dusty haze to misty fond remembered days to a happier time, to a place in its prime when they were, on joyous afternoons, waved off to seaside honeymoons and I realise they’re saying their goodbyes.  Like my signature says ' Bring back the Grovsener Hotel ' vote now for Crooked spire! Seriously nice bit of poetary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sir_Nigel   10 #4 Posted March 14, 2017 Bit late for that, it's just a pile of rubble now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...