The Spirit of the Community Gone

The community lives on
In the stories
Of the Old Timers
Who recall
How it used to be.
History unfolded there.
They saw children born,
Grow up
And have children
Of their own.
There was a character
And a pulse
To the area
That still resonates
In their voices.
They have
Bittersweet memories
Of the good times
And the bad,
Of the people
They knew back then
Who have
Long since gone.
The community
Was torn down
To make way
For the freeway
Over fifty years ago,
Yet you can still hear
The spirit
Of that community
In their words.