Inspired by Ghost Orchestras

Inspired by Ghost Orchestras
Hartford, NY

by Elaine Kenyon
Schuylerville, NY

we drive
and drive
driven by the excitement of renting an
entire house
walk into high white tin ceilings
ornate
with potential energy
held in a opulent chandelier
all of the tall ceilinged rooms
would be ours to decorate
but one
a single room
an Italianate cupola
lowly lit
with static energy
and apricity
we listen
as the realtor describes
an obscured story of a girl
it’s not just us here
this empty space
is filled with a snared soul
we don’t take the key