Speak to the Ghost

in #poetry9 years ago (edited)





Speak to the ghost


And shimmering Moon

Like a face

Beneath water

Rippling gloom


Bind it and cast it

From the room

Let it shriek

and moan

till the crack

of doom.


Obsessed

And oppressed

By memory,

The wind

Stirs the curtain

In mockery…


And nothing

Of our time

Or world is left,

But the image

Of you

In your white dress.



© 2017, John J Geddes. All rights reserved


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you said so much in just a few words... loved it

Beautifully written. Now I am confused at what is being described. Is it the moon or a lady? Your choice of words ? Very impressive that it leaves me guessing .

Ah, a very profound question, and the poem musn't just emote but make sense - The Ghost is made up of common things - it shimmers like the Moon's face under rippling water, it draws power from memory and associations, it flows like the curtain on the breeze and it reminds the poet of the bride he never possessed, as he pictures her in her white dress :)

I really enjoyed reading this . thanks

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You have some really unique writings!

Can I ask where you get the artwork?

Followed!

I spend hours sometimes searching the web for appropriate, usable images

They are very fitting.

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