"The Corner of My Eye"

"Star of Wisdom" by David Chapman

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     

"Fairy Flute" 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