When street lights dim  wry charm ghosts peep
on black ice pavement scroll etched deeper
snow fringe pillow  image so  bright
wee small hour spirit’s delight
they dwell in spooky alley ways
hover over lambent  stream bays
eavesdroppers alert to street fib
charcoal skyline vanishing rib
things go bump as weird phantoms taunt
shadows are their nocturnal haunt