andave's place

What a haunting atmosphere! The shadows feel so impressionistic. I loved the final line, but the preceding one bothered me a bit. Believe me, I have no problem with the "noisy ducks", but "on the pond" feels too comforting, "on the waters" maybe?

good idea! that would work quite nicely!

And what do the ghosts whisper of in the quiet hours??? Travelers on there way to and fro in the land perhaps.

My dear Andy is becoming a poet. This is nice. I think "waters" is an improvement. I'm not sure if it's any less comforting but I do like that way the final "s" sound couples with the final "s" in ghosts. It does close the poem nicer.

Hey I heard from my wife (she must have noticed it on Facebook I guess or somewhere else) that you spent Thanksgiving alone on campus? Ah, I hope you're not too lonely there. Why don't you get on Sodahead and get into a brawling discussion?

not of travelers, but of the whisper of papers ruffled by the wind, and the tired, curious young people bustling around not two days before...

Thanks!
I did spend Thanksgiving alone, by my choice. In fact I wrote this poem on Thanksgiving. I genuinely was sitting there in the dark, enjoying the peace and quiet. It was eerily foggy outside - "shrouded in mist" takes on a whole new meaning - and there was a crew of ducks quaking on the lake. I watched hours and hours of brainless stuff, ate college-kid type food, and did homework .