​Standing Strong, by Caoimhe Dunne

House by the Railroad, by Edward Hopper (USA) 1925

​Standing Strong 
 
This house, tattered and old, 
cannot help but creak under 
the pressure of its passerby, 
 
like a stampede, it passes through– 
shaking the world 
beneath its feet. 
 
Everyday, 3 o’clock sharp, 
the ground trembles 
and the walls fight to stay up. 
 
This railway, shiny and new, 
passes an old building 
standing tall. 
 
Since the beginning of this venture, 
back and forth along this track, 
that home had earned plenty of cracks. 
 
This house stands alone; 
all others are long gone. 
It stays unmoving and strong– 
 
as this earthquake 
of a train 
continues on.
 
Caoimhe Dunne

Caoimhe Dunne is an Irish-Canadian student at Laurentian University who enjoys taekwondo, swimming, dance, and arts.. "I’ve always enjoyed photos and painting, whether that's through looking at them or by being the artist capturing them. I’ve always enjoyed art of any kind, painting and writing are things I cannot live without."