It fluttered and flashed
in a flame at sight,
I saw an image
in dark midnight.
It mocked and smoked
with horrible smile,
I feared and stared
and glanced for a while.
It cheered and clapped
and twittered its teeth,
I tried to catch
with trembling feet.
It shrieked and fumed
in a blink of a sight
was it a ghost
on ‘Halloween’ night?
Ken Patel