Spectral

Out of touch and sight
a presence still palpable
warm breath on my neck

12 comments:

gautami tripathy said...

I cam relate to this..

you clutch the vacuum

Bruce Miller said...

the nape is such an imaginary place ~ we only see our own in images ~ never directly ~ and your light touch is surely in- genii -ous

Beth P. said...

ay yi yi!!
Yes, that's one of the places I feel them--the other one is the top of my head, like a hand on it, blessing, maybe...

Thanks!!!

TJ said...

I feel heat!
Great play of words...
TJ
I love haiku.It can be lots of fun...but I see you are really good from the looks of your blog.

Anonymous said...

"warm breath on my neck"

erotic, sensual, there but not there. Lovely

Anonymous said...

Phew, warm breath or not, this makes me shiver!

Love your stuff!

spacedlaw said...

Sexy and haunting.

Sherri B. said...

This was powerful...yes, I've experienced that very feeling. Beautiful words!

Anonymous said...

I can relate to this one, too.

Tumblewords: said...

Spectral, indeed. Lovely imagery.

Anonymous said...

a whisper. a breath.

Anonymous said...

taking
a handful of dreams
from your pocket,
you remind me that youth
is only an illusion