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
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
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
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