"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