Midwest Gothic Haiku

 

Midwest Gothic Haiku

The decay of just—

About everything around

The gothic downfall

Decaying Small Towns

They never were much—

Thriving metropolises

But they were alive

Dead Doorways

They’re dead doorways now—

But they still open to the

Midwest gothic past

For Sale or Lease

Closed old gothic bars—

What tales could they really tell

Old highs long since gone

Grand Motel

All along the once—

Well-traveled Highway 50

Grand but cheap motels

Gone Detroit

Swank slinky Packards—

Big Showboats tooling their way

Down gothic highways

For Sale

We were rich back then—

Nice big cars that came & went

Like Toilet Paper

Dodge

Farmers could afford—

Heavy-duty Dodge pickups

Not just Chevy, Fords

Gone Gothic Americana

Gradually though—

The times changed & RFD

Went retro bye-bye

Antiques

Midwest gothic then—

Went beyond merely being

Grant Wood nostalgic

Gothic Nostalgia

They’re all pretty much—

Dead today, the Depression

And WWII crowd