Amorous Apparition

Ocean sunset falls soft on shallow graves
Lingering souls rustle about-
Jazz pours quiet and cool through the under taker’s door;
Sun sleeps and moon wakes,
Ghostly ghouls begin to rise.

Lost in the tides of time,
Lonely souls float about-
Dancing hand in hand through the warm summer wind;
Melodic notes swirl about forgotten phantoms
As they search for their vague pasts.

Low moans disturb the cemetery stillness
Rueful hollow eyes peer about-
And the foggy entities sway gracefully
Moon light flickers through the rustling branches;
Step by step they find their rhythm
And faintly they weep.

Sun climbs slow to crack early morning skies,
Shrill sighs echo and fade-
They shuffle slowly,
Ominous tombs awaiting;
Falling into a deep slumber,
Never to dance again until next summer.