Best Spectral Poems

I wandered alone, in this dark night.
Holding my amulet close, protect my soul.
For I fear none, but spectral knight.
Who haunt this trail, ask for vengeance.
I hasten my pace, prayer in mouth.
Hope soon to leave, this damned trail.
The moon has retreated, behind the cloud.
So do the...

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We called our Bed and Breakfast the Presidents’ House 
A sprawling antebellum Italianate with a rich historical past 
Fed our guests tasty nourishing breakfasts of presidential repast 
Served by an eighteenth century-adorned raconteur, my spouse. 
Our guest house was known for its spectral residents merry...

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Down the winding road of life,
My spirit leads the way.
On a course, I know not where,
Yet I'm grateful for the day.

I stop to look upon the past,
Then forge a path ahead.
Each step brings me closer still,
To a fate I cannot shed.

In the distance I see...

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A spectral dream
to forestall
they can try
but can't prise my grip
from my tenuous grasp
of reality
in the dream
it's myself
i'm most afraid
and the night
is not my friend
when the ghosts
rise from the dead
and howl to keep me awake....

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May Unitarian Universalists sustain
active faith 
in Both/And integral feelings/thoughts
co-gravitating intentions,
nuanced principles
of UniversalTruth greets UnitarianBeauty.

In these ways,
in this public health emergency 
climatic time,
may we join with good faith multiculturing
healthy democratic Others

Less invested in partisan elite-insider knowledge
and also not feeding and watering
non-elite Outsider fear
and anger of sensory-sexual...

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Sonnet 90, Spectral Rising (Shakespearean)

As the last dead leaf falls from a tall tree,
spiraling into piles upon the sleigh;
the sun drops into the furious sea;
time for the winter and darkness to play.

In a blasphemous act of regaling
Reach from the cold earth resting in your grave;
To...

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I found myself in a distant place,
An ethereal presence was by my side,
Surrounded by trees in a darkened wood, 
I Instinctively felt he was to be my guide.

To where, I dared not guess or know,
This chimera beckoned me to follow,
towards where I saw a light...

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The cleansing auras
Burst with prisms of color
With spectral rainbows...

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In the crepuscular embrace, where day and night entwine,
Dances a spectral ballet, in a twilight so divine.
Shadows caress the amber light, where contrasts boldly play,
An ephemeral bridge suspended, between the night and day.

A gentle breeze whispers tales, through the boughs with ease,
Leaves rustle with soft...

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Monsoon, the tricky magician has drawn
A spectral  stripe ,high from left to right
The  sly  violet slackens to turn into red,
The weary sun has travelled since dawn
Yet  glows  yond on the horizon to infuse
Lively spirit  in the drab  day...

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dew crafts
crown on grass
gold flakes fall with leaves
fire furrow paves garden path
gilded trees adorn autumn’s spectral splendor
 
...

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Cloaked in a fitting grey suit and bow tie,
She floats like paper kites across meadows.
From a hollow in a tree, her eyes pry~
Her loud hoot startles nearby sleeping crows.

The spectral owl, with her faint, surprised look,
Watches as the crows flee into the dark.
Then silence reigns,...

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Written: April 4th, 2024
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Behold, arrays of dreamy dryads, 
With lacy halos of azure and amethyst dyads
Their ethereal presence, a sight to admire, 
As they dance and sway,...

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revealed obligatory phrases turn out of tone
a deafening roar cascades in to the abyss
purging spectral visions barred from presenting
all in the name of truth yet never to behold
perspective lends credence but believed not so
easy to ride the train when it leaves the station
side tracking onto...

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Our Bed and Breakfast was the Presidents’ House,
An antebellum Italianate with a rich historical past
With nourishing breakfasts of presidential repast
Served by a suitably attired raconteur, my spouse.

Our home was known for its welcoming spirits merry
We met and interacted with them over the years,
Some got to...

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