Grenfell: Graveyard of Dreams

The blackened carcass
remained,
still
standing
where all else had fallen.
A jagged tower,
the bare bones
of dreams
standing
still.
Still as the dreams
that were lost,
stopped in their tracks.
Standing
still
the graveyard of the lost,
the lost
dreams and dreamers.

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Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud "War Poetry for Today" competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. You can find Lynn at https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/ Read other articles by Lynn, or visit Lynn's website.