Autumn October~

Walking towards horizon, sludge squelching underfoot;

My conscience coax me to seeing something

       -wondrous are nature's sights- an eerie calm descends; 

A movement among the pebbles; running of feet toss about- 

       i am kind of lost on the way; 

              ..........I squint my eyes, gaze into the distance

Few yards away the water suddenly evaporates; 

               a spire of smoke blurs my vision

                         Wind gets stronger, wilder from all directions

        Clatter, clatter, thud, thud- sound of the horse’s hooves, 

               and footsteps turn the ambiance hellish

                  The penumbra- dense and dark keeps moving; tugs at me

                     ….motes of disturbed dust rise; 

                             My mystery hero leaps out!

        Rivulets of sweat pour down my face

                 it is good to be left with a satisfying mystery; so

                 I hold my breath, lauding my insatiable heart

         - I pray, ‘God, give me patience, strength..

          Let me connect, and listen to his tales’;

Slowly the dark clouds suck out all the light; fog steams the strand

         And we fall into each other's net--the spirit casts his spell 

                    The darkness deepens- I am unable to move...

          He looks at me; laughs hysterically- things start changing soon

Sounds of the clattering hooves, footfalls of his boots start receding…

             Soft lights curl up along the waterfront...

The blood-red boulders face-up; the river begins to breathe

                          Stirs up the slow ripples on the surface

       Silhouetted figure turns to the shoreline

                ….and vanish deep in the night

I remember the island that has gone under

Enchanting are these outworldly forces..

Written for Kim's prompt in 31 lines! @http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.in/2013/10/verse-first-ghosts-spirits-scares.html