Apparitions...

As I walked down that road today,
Faces familiar, rose and waved

A hasty smile, a friendly glance,
A moment’s charm; a welcome trance

Before my held out hand could feel
The warmth; all that remained was th’ veil,

Of the revenant cues, that quietly dwelled
In my little mind, kens upheld…

For a moment my eyes welled with tears
As familiar sounds filled my ears

The shrieking silence in that din
Pealed me, tearing deep within…

I closed my ears, and hid my face
To wipe all sounds of all the days

And when at last I gathered strength
And stood up straight to walk all length

I saw bright light shine at a leap
And found a smile, just with one sweep