Excerpt for Preview: Inspiration by Haley Hodge, available in its entirety at Smashwords

A Dream


A dream is the sun on a gloomy day

Brightening your world


A dream is a pathway to adventures

And new experiences, a pathway to a fantasy world

Created by you


A dream is a sunny day

That sometimes

turns into a cloudy day…


These dreams I fear


A dream is an opportunity like getting a good grade

On a math test

Or succeeding on a challenging paper

This is what dreams are made of






A Painting at the End of a Blank Hallway


A painting at the end of a blank hallway

Is an entrance to happiness

To inspiration

A light shining in darkness


A painting at the end of a blank hallway

Is color painted against white

Is water in a dry desert

Is a gateway when you are lost


A painting at the end of a blank hallway

Can help us believe

Can help us inspire

Can help us live


A painting at the end of a blank hallway is a relief

Is a gateway to inspiration.






A Ghost in the Closet




Every night

I go to sleep with a scare

As I stare at the closet

Though there’s no one there


As my eyes close shut

They spring right back open

I hear a rustle in the closet

And the door springs open


My clothes appear

Floating around

But one I say “hello?”

They fall to the ground


My covers are pulled

Right off the bed

I feel a whip of cold

And a spinning in my head


There’s a ghost in my closet

No doubt about it

There’s a ghost in the closet

And I’ve just about had it


There are witches and ghouls

There’s bats and there’s fools

But why ghosts?

Why to be scared and boast?


As I hear the door creek

I know someone’s scheduled for a sneak

I see the hallway appear

And the view is clear



There’s a ghost in my closet

No doubt about it

There’s a ghost in the closet

And now I’ve had it


Soon to come… a full collection of over 60 poems!


Inspiration



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