Why does the image of decayed wealth—
rusty iron gate, overgrown
stone-walled garden, and falling-down,
dark-windowed Queen Anne—haunt us?

poet. professor. lapsed pianist. sometimes lyricist.
Why does the image of decayed wealth—
rusty iron gate, overgrown
stone-walled garden, and falling-down,
dark-windowed Queen Anne—haunt us?