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When Momma Visited

I would say                        she was a ghost
It was past midnight           on that chilly night
When Momma appeared      at the foot of my bed
Clad in a robe,                    sheer satiny white
Fluttering in the breeze       where there was none
Her lips moving,                 I understood every word
Though nothing audible       in the room was heard
She said she was happy      where she was
She would not come back    even if she could.

written October 14, 2021
especially for "Ghost Lace" poetry contest
sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cooke

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Jenna Logan

Date: 10/16/2021 2:29:00 AM

Interesting concept, Milt. Even more interesting is the story.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/16/2021 9:12:00 AM

True story, Jenna. I have written it up as a short story in my book, Ashes on the Snow. The apparition was very comforting to me after my mother died when I was 15. Long time ago!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/15/2021 11:36:00 AM

Oooh! I really like how you've formatted this spooky remembrance of your Mom, Milt. Chills and Tears. Kudos, Gershon

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/15/2021 12:58:00 PM

Thanks, Gershon. See note to Caren below. I'd like to write more poems that read like this one...almost two poems side by side.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/15/2021 11:26:00 AM

Ah, beautifully done. Bravo Hank! Bravo! Wow!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/15/2021 11:33:00 AM

Thanks, Caren. I was experimenting with a new technique. If you noticed it is really two poems about the same subject intertwined. Or, you can read it as a single poem line for line. I'm going to do some more like this and see what happens. This one is based on a true experience some time shortly after my mom died.