Mystic Tinklings

Mystic Tinklings


Mystic tinklings
	Ancient echoes from the past
Fleeting inklings
	Glimmer just beyond your grasp

Phantom footfalls
	When you know that you’re alone
Echoed choircalls
	Of a long forgotten song

Shadows slipway
	From the corners of your eye
Darkened hallways
	Hints of time passed by

Brief reflections
	Of things you did not see
Vast collections
	Of the things that used to be
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brewer Avatar
October 1, 2017 at 10:21 AM
Beautifully constructed spare verses, effectively evocative and resonant of those fleeting images that cross our minds. I like it very much.
Brewer Avatar
June 19, 2017 at 10:16 PM
The effective combination of rhyme, rhythm and the spare but well targeted words has a haunting effect, reflecting and enhancing the message of how the mind works, often in a tantalising way.
Dominick Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Wow! De ja vu, Scott? The poem about romancing with a ghost? This takes my breath away. Excellent poem, I love it! --Best, Karen
Kendrick Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 2:04 PM
The rhyme and rhythm in this one is excellent..Keep up the good work..Sara
A   Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 1:49 PM
nice write,, enjoyed this one...P.D.
Blakeley Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 1:46 PM
WONDERFUL !
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