Monday, June 9, 2014

"The Corner of My Eye"


Out of the corner of my eye, I glimpse a laughing ghost    
she morphs into my fancies      
as she alters my reality    
I sigh her name and capture her hand—   
but she vanishes into the mist of who I was     
so I release her when she smiles        
recognizing myself reflected in her twinkling eyes 
 
"Dragon" by David Chapman

Out of the corner of my eye, I glimpse a noble dragon    
she sparkles with childhood jewels    
as she flies into view     
I reach out to touch her, to skip my  fingers across her scales     
but she slips out of reach      
as she beckons me to follow her flight  
back to simple pleasures
  
"Climbing Fae" by David Chapman
 
Out of the corner of my eye, I glimpse  a dancing fairy      
she glimmers with tomorrow's blessings     
as she throws a kiss my way         
I long to turn my head and follow her as I boogie along        
but she’ll vanish from sight        
so I let her tease me and entrance me all day         
listening for her breath and the whisper of her wings      

Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman