Ann Peck Poet Couplet

A Ghost Story

Spirits wander in and wander out
met usually with a painful shout
They give me chills but also wonder
are they real or tales from dark under?

This story is true, happened few years past.
We keep telling so memory lasts.
Four friends were at Joyce's house one day
when Niece Sue stopped by on her way.

Likes genealogy she says now;
found great-grandma with Ancestry's prow.
Her portrait is on my bookcase, Joyce notes.
We'll look before leaving, a friend votes.

She might have died in disgrace, Sue states:
abortion is what her obit relates.
Back in the year eighteen eighty-nine
quite common--birth control unrefined.

just then a loud crash in bookcase room--
sounds of glass breaking--impending doom!
All rushed in to find, faded and worn,
Grandma's portrait had been cut and torn.

No living creature was in that room
to push the portrait to final doom.
Her spirit may have disliked words said
she wants to leave that incident dead. 

I believe spirits are here night and day,
rather not see them, if that's okay.

January 10, 2022
for Angela Tune's Ghost Story Contest

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Joanna Daniel January 14, 2022 at 12:17 AM A captivating story, Ann, congratulations:) Ann Peck January 15, 2022 at 10:57 AM Thanks, Jo! I love the path your poem took :)

Christuraj Alex January 13, 2022 at 10:48 PM Very interesting story. Well written. Congratulations!

Andrea Dietrich January 13, 2022 at 1:14 PM i see you got a win. Congrats for that . What is a DIL? Ann Peck January 13, 2022 at 3:06 PM DIL is daughter-in-law. She's really my ex-DIL but we're best of friends. You have a beautiful mind, Andrea. Your poetry is just incredible :)

Terry Flood January 13, 2022 at 11:14 AM Congrats on your win, Ann. Falling from the wall is one thing, becoming torn and tattered, quite another. Spooky! Terry

Andrea Dietrich January 11, 2022 at 4:20 PM hey, that was a great read and a creative approach to a ghost story. Very nice. Ann Peck January 12, 2022 at 11:23 AM Hi Andrea! Joyce (not her real name) is my DIL and she has seen at least 4 dead people I know of. Very spooky. She doesn't try - they just show up. That I really don't want :)

Rico Leffanta January 11, 2022 at 11:11 AM Clear that you know your subject, so doubly enjoyed, and your last line is certainly the best closer! Aloha! Ann Peck January 12, 2022 at 11:36 AM Thanks, Rico ~ and yes, I really, really, really don't want to see them! My DIL--Joyce, but not real name--sees them frequently. Brrr. If they talk, I'll listen, but please don't show up :) Ann Peck January 12, 2022 at 11:31 AM Thanks, Rico ~ and yes, I really, really, really don't want to see them! My DIL--Joyce, but not real name--sees them frequently. Brrr. If they talk, I'll listen, but please don't show up :)

Gershon Wolf January 10, 2022 at 8:58 PM You really had me on the edge of my seat, Ann. Very well done!... And yes, those spirits are among us. For sure. :) gw Ann Peck January 11, 2022 at 8:22 AM Hi Gershon! I've had people who have passed give me messages in my dreams, but I've never seen a spirit, just know they're there. Thanks for commenting :)

Deb M January 10, 2022 at 7:34 PM Hey Ann….a great poem a. It must have been so scary! I believe in spirits also! Debx Ann Peck January 11, 2022 at 8:18 AM Thanks, Deb ~ you'll probably understand this: "Joyce" (I didn't use their real names) is a sensitive and has seen spirits many times but refuses to believe. She has been given a gift and won't pursue it. I would love to have that gift :)