‘One Day This House Will Be Empty’ by Tom Kelly with messages found behind wallpaperphotos buried in pelmetsstrangers smiling back. Walls disappear, make way for a glossy kitchen,have visitors asking, ‘Who lived here?’Filigree ceiling dust settled for too long disappears.Orphaned keys in a jar under the sink.Walls, floors and ceilings gouged,leaving gaps where only memories lie.Children once filled every room: cots to king-size beds, long legs sliding out of a too small divan.One day this house will be empty of us. Meet the Poet Tom Kelly is a Jarrow-born writer now living happily further up the Tyne at Blaydon. He has had eleven books of poetry, short stories and a play published in as many years. His new poetry collection THIS SMALL PATCH has recently been re-printed by Red Squirrel Press. His second short story collection, NO LOVE RATIONS, will be published in April, 2022. Website www.tomkelly.org.uk Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by fragmentedvoices A small, independent press based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and Prague, the Czech Republic View all posts by fragmentedvoices