Old Barn Research Paper

You turn your sights to the hills of Tennessee, travelling along the back roads out of Knoxville up into the Smoky Mountains. You notice a curious dirt road, leading off the paved asphalt of your route. Being an adventurous type, you decide to see where it leads. Winding through the undergrowth and crashing through branches that haven’t been moved in years, your 4x4 bounces you around like a ball. Finally, the road flattens out and leads you into an open area amongst the trees. A long forgotten sight reaches your eyes. It’s an old barn! You jump out of your vehicle, gazing in wonder. Also, being a very descriptive writer, you grab your writing pad and begin writing down what you see. A grand old barn stands in silent repose on a low sloped hill among the ash, hickory, and cedars enclosing the silent glade. It rests as a testament to a farmer long …show more content…
The forest has been closing in on this clearing. One day there will be nothing left. The most striking observation you first make is that the barn is still standing. You make your way around the barn, narrowly avoiding a bush of poison oak and a fallen tree. The description continues. The roof is crumbling under erosion from blaring heat and soaking rain for so long a time, while shingles have been blown away, lost on the wind. One entire corner of the ancient building has caved in, the roof crushing the corner’s walls. The paint, reminiscent of a characteristic bright red, has now dulled, cracking and peeling under the sun’s rays. You decide to write a description of what is inside as well. The handle to the sliding barn door is gone. You look around and see it lying next to the fallen tree’s stump on the right. Turning your attention once more to gaining the inside of the barn, you pull the slightly ajar door open. The smell of the wild mixed with hay and the slight tinge of tobacco runs by