Ghosts
by Martina Reisz Newberry
If you believe in ghosts,
I think you must believe
that earth’s good smells live on
and that the dead will act
on fury and on fear.
You must believe that, while
the dead are under the
dirt or parked in urns, they
still have a plan. They want
to see their favorite movies
again and scratch their dogs’
bellies, make love in warm places
and buy chocolate at the market.
I’ve sensed ghosts now and then,
turned to where I thought
my mother’s eyes might watch or
my father’s fingers might touch.
I’ve found my cupboard door
ajar and heard wild words
in the dark. If you believe
in ghosts, you must believe
that living is not a huge
salt sea, but a shallow
stream in which most things, like
the restless dead, stay afloat.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Олег Бундур – Копуша
- Robert Burns: On Elphinstone’s Translation Of Martial’s Epigrams:
- The Coach Of Life poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Robert Burns: On The Death Of John M’Leod, Esq,: Brother to a young Lady, a particular friend of the Author’s.
- The Epic of Jack and Jill by Robby Charters
- Impromptu Lines to Captain Riddell by Robert Burns
- Epistle to the Rev. John M’Math by Robert Burns
- Song IV: Draw Near and Behold Me by William Morris
- Владимир Маяковский – Эй, товарищ! Если ты пришел на Сухаревку… (РОСТА №262)
- Only in my dreams by Nina Gabriel
- Tim Turpin by Thomas Hood
- Images by Mary Etta Metcalf
- Владимир Британишский – Младший брат
- Юлия Друнина – Бежала от морозов, вот беда
- To A Girl In A Garden by Sappho
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
