Lillesden School

Dark gothic buildings with fire escapes

stood looking over green luscious land

an education establishment

found in the Garden of England

at the end of a long winding drive way

appearing there, so proud and so strong

turrets standing out against the skyline

there to remember, your whole life long

laughter was heard through the corridors

sounding like ghosts from a former time

pupils from everywhere through the years

when Lillesden was in it`s prime

eerie silence now found throughout the school

dust collecting on every surface

echoing footsteps on the wooden floors

empty rooms without any purpose

now that it`s stripped of all it`s glory

classrooms all choked with vegetation

even the lead from the roof has gone

is there nothing safe at this location

there`s one thing to be said for all this

Lillesden School was the best place to be

we may not have a school to visit

but we`ve memories and friends to see.

Lillesden School for Girls in Hawkhurst Kent, was my former school. It`s glory days long gone, but it`s memories live on !

© Lissie Bull 2012