Halloween Costume
My head softly pillowed,
I’m snuggled in my bed.
Curtains open to blue-black sky,
I watch the shadowed trees
sway gently in the breeze
as they slowly mesmerize…
Before my eyes, ghost clouds pass by
in vaporous, ethereal shapes
like costumed children having fun,
imaginations run wild…
A meteor streaks across the sky
to join the fun at play
by lighting up the night
too fast to cause a fright
as it adds wonder to my delight…
Between the clouds, the twinkling stars
now become more than distant lights.
They beckon me to where they are
above the glow of city lights,
above the ghostly clouds of white,
above the realm of Earthly sights…
I’ll close my eyes and leave behind
the dreams of humankind…
I’ll wear my body of bright starlight.
I’ll dance among the stars.
I’ll twirl and swirl and sway
until the break of day.
Then I’ll wake upon my pillow
still snuggled in my bed.
October 30, 2021
Shelley Wilson
Flowerpoet 