Anna Couani #180 bad stuff (after Kit Kelen's #216-afoot)

the cold place

wintery and huge

with an old swimming pool

made of ancient concrete aggregate

neglected down the back

in the bush

stagnant green water

before the days of chlorination

inside the house

entirely lined with cedar

with whole wings of rooms

filled with dust

the sad family

class traitors

of the upper class

visible in photos

the magic place

the huge fireplace

where we sat all night

young people together

cooking marshmallows

burning chestnuts

something unpropitious

like a mystery

bad stuff happened to them

and we learnt about it second hand