Ahh, "A ghost of a chance"! That's a brilliant phrase. And that's such a powerful message, too. Love is always worth fighting for, even when there's just the tiniest hope of it being rekindled... 🎃😎🎃
Three fascinating perspectives! And that's very true, you can feel like a ghost at any time, and sadly, so many people experience that sense of being unseen and unnoticed. Very nicely done... 🎃😎🎃
Wonderful! I love the idea of each little breeze we encounter being a soul happily floating around, and gently announcing its presence. Very nice... 🎃😎🎃
Ahh, the fishing lures! Very nice. It also reminds me of a joke. What do fisherman say when they knock on each other's doors at Halloween? "Trick or Trout!" Haha... 🎃😎🎃
Ahh, that is so poignant. Christmas is such a special time, and as important as it is to share it with those who mean the most to us now, it's definitely also important to remember those who aren't here anymore, and make sure they're still included... 🎃😎🎃
Are you there, I ask
Await your voice in the dark
Silence is reply
Beautifully poignant! 🎃😎🎃
I feel the longing in this one. Nice.
A ghost of a chance
To know your sweet love again
Please come home to me
Ahh, "A ghost of a chance"! That's a brilliant phrase. And that's such a powerful message, too. Love is always worth fighting for, even when there's just the tiniest hope of it being rekindled... 🎃😎🎃
Thank you, it's the first thing that popped into my head when I read your prompt. 👻
The Ghost Drama Triangle
I. The Victim
ghost of vanishing,
I light every room I leave —
still no one sees me.
.
II. The Rescuer
haunted by silence,
I stitch others back to breath —
forget my own name.
.
III. The Persecutor
I command the storm,
tight fists on the phantom’s throat —
it slips through my grasp.
Three fascinating perspectives! And that's very true, you can feel like a ghost at any time, and sadly, so many people experience that sense of being unseen and unnoticed. Very nicely done... 🎃😎🎃
Thank you, Chris. I have been listening to @Dan Harris talking with Brené Brown, that was an inspiration.
https://www.danharris.com/p/brene-browns-go-to-strategy-for-managing?utm_medium=ios&open=false
Ghost
In my wishing well
There lives a sad, lonely ghost.
Will a song cheer him?
Being a Canadian, this one should ring a bell.
Ahh yes, it's Gordon Lightfoot! 'If You Could Read My Mind'. That's an excellent reference, and a great song! 🎃😎🎃
If we were playing Jeopardy, Mr. Franklin wins in the category ghost!
The curtains moved there
here I thought we were alone
who gives the wind soul?
Wonderful! I love the idea of each little breeze we encounter being a soul happily floating around, and gently announcing its presence. Very nice... 🎃😎🎃
it was a gray ghost
He tied to his fishing line
First cast caught wopper.
Ahh, the fishing lures! Very nice. It also reminds me of a joke. What do fisherman say when they knock on each other's doors at Halloween? "Trick or Trout!" Haha... 🎃😎🎃
A fisherman lie . How big was it? Minnow stretched to about a yards length.
Maynard's nightmare tortured him in the barn
The hooded killer had tried to kill him in his sleep but failed
But something warm oozed at the back of his neck
Very spooky! And the barn is a great setting for some eerie things to happen... 🎃😎🎃
family 'round the tree
two brothers, parents--long gone
ghosts of Christmas past.
Ahh, that is so poignant. Christmas is such a special time, and as important as it is to share it with those who mean the most to us now, it's definitely also important to remember those who aren't here anymore, and make sure they're still included... 🎃😎🎃
At one time ghosts ruled
My young life in a bookstore
Came out of the shelves!
Thank you, Chris!
Thank you , Carl !
Thank you , CND Stuff !
Thank you , Bill !
Thank youb, Jeannine !
Mice are sneaky little ghosts. 🐀
Haha! They are very sneaky, for sure. And also incredibly flexible and agile. They're like mini ninjas! 🎃🐭😎🐭🎃
Thank you for the shoutout.
You're very welcome! Have a great week... 🎃😎🎃
Echoes linger still;
Spectres hum through hollow halls,
Silence speaks my name.
If there were a ghost
for what purpose would it haunt
lost love or revenge
A soft whisper stirs
The curtains gently this night
Come to me, my love
A Haunting of Ghosts
October 16 2025
Prompt by: Tales of the Zeitgeist: HOUSE OF HAIKU PROMPT
Prompt for this week is: GHOST
1
Knock, knock, on the door
A ghost calls out trick or treat
Bring on the candy
2
She stopped waiting now
Ghosted on a dreary night
Tired of dating games
3
Captured ghostly white
The words reflected distress
Deep into the night
4
The knocking had ceased
Replaced with eerie loud sounds
As sheeted ghosts laughed
5
Ghost radio flew
Hundreds of miles to my home
Playing happy tunes
Moonlight on the floor—
the ghost of my own shadow
waits to follow me.