So Many Questions

So many questions
left unasked
lost revelations

ancestors long gone
into memoryless dust
beyond curious kin

genealogical hints
bits of family history
scant everyday details

a human conundrum
stuck in futility
lament for extinct answers.

Bleak New Houses

House-building craze
charmless esthetic
brooding and boring

stark-white, big boxes
black-lined windows
with unshuttered stares

flat, linear faces
no genial features
of a welcoming home

minimalist appeal
more hospitalish
than hospitable.