A Cemetery Stroll

 As a cemetery worker 

I trudged through the 

grounds in six inches

of fresh snow

surrounded by tombstones

and monuments.

She walked a hundred feet

ahead of me. I'd never seen

her before. 

All in black,

including what looked

like a large black hat, 

minutes later, 

she made a right

behind a monument

and the branches of a

tree.  

Getting to the same aisle,

her tracks stopped

half-way down.   

No tracks to the right  

no tracks to the left.  

She just vanished.

Her hat sat atop a 

monument

engraved with the name

Eva Longstreet.

She must have decided to

go for a stroll. 

Author's Note

This is basically a test poem for position of stanzas, picture size and font type.
In my last poem, Moments with A Kyoto Geisha, I had trouble with the picture which I think is solved now. Thanks, Richard, for the guidance and advice.

Reviews

[Renata]

Makes me think of that film, The Woman in Black and some new film where a woman appears outside a home dressed in black with sinister motives. It’s a striking image and appropriately set in a graveyard.

Maybe she was just taking a stroll from the cramped confines of her grave site. A restless spirit wanting to be remembered and never forgotten. The possibilities are endless with this idea.

Again, very original theme and well written. I like the layout and it seems to work out well on the page.

[Relic]

I'm familiar with the films you mentioned. I appreciate your comments Renata. Thank you. :)

[Donna]

I really enjoyed reading this. Excellent writing.! I could picture it in my mind, the cold white snow, the cemetery, and the black hat.

[Relic]

Thanks very much for the comment, Donna. :)

[Amy R]

Quite an interesting poem, has good imagery and flows well.
-Amy

[Relic]

Thank you, Amy. :)))

[DecentlyOkayWriter]

A lovely story of a restless ghoul. . there's nothing much to say besides I enjoyed this, a little whimsy in my day never hurt me.

[Relic]

I'm glad you liked it, DOW. Thanks for the comment.

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous imagery. Excellent writing.

[Relic]

Thanks very much Thomas. :)

[John the Baptist]

You can't beat a good ghost story. I think the positioning of your stanzas was just right, revealing the information in well worded bits.

[Relic]

I'm glad you liked it, John. Thanks for reading and the comment.

[A.H.]

this is a bit eerie yet I can sense undertones of a deep longing to be noticed and seen when you're forgotten, perhaps? No one knows what is after-life until someone has been there and back to this world. But these sightings must seem to suggest the person departed hasn't departed in our thoughts, they live beyond the realm of this world. the whole write from start to end, with the picture in background sets the mood to ponder over what is it life after all, a passage to nowhere but somewhere we all once pass through, collecting memories and moments that will stay for times. the scene, the words, the narration - all bang on, very engaging and haunting, that provokes the needle of the mind to think. thank you Relic, for sharing this write.

[Relic]

I appreciate your thoughts on this, thank you.