Patricia M. Osborne

Ghost Sister

You’re standing in the coffee bar,
toss your blonde spiral curls.

I gaze at your face,
sparkling blue eyes.
You speak to the barista.

You sound like you.

Butterflies cartwheel
in my stomach.

I smile.
You smile back,

but the smile…

the smile isn’t right,
the smile isn’t the same.

You walk past,
glance as you pass.

I shed a tear and mourn
you once more.


Gossamer Kingdom

A silken shawl shimmers
on a privet hedge.

Drawn to its beauty
I step closer
to Gossamer Kingdom.

King Arachne skitters forward,
his gold body shudders,
silvery eyes force my retreat.

Flights, Issue Fourteen, November 2024