‘Apparition’

October 25, 2023

This last week of October brings many to observe a day
of pretend. Dressing in fun costumes and painted faces.

But when the day is over and we

loook in the mirrow – ‘Sometimes we cannot see beyond the

shroud we perceived in ourselves and others!’

I fashioned as a child an image of a body covered
with a shroud
No ears to hear – no eyes to see – no mouth to
speak
The robe he wore was old and torn with rips and
tears
And if you could see his hair it was long and
untidy
He shuffled with his feet whispering
defeat
He appeared at night in dreams causing
duress
That only a child can dream receiving little
rest
As I grew up this visitor of the past came less
often
As time filtered through my mind this was
just
an – Apparition of something less divine!