The ghost is eating pizza,nodding silentlyas if he approvesof our conversation.I wish he’d say something,anything--but he chooses not to,stays mum & sullen.It’s hard not to assumeyou’re responsiblein the faceof the silent treatment--But I’ll brush it off,focus my attention elsewhere& hope that, in time,he comes around.
My ten-year-old son gave me the first line, and approves of the resulting poem, though says he thinks it’s rather sad. This is for Corey’s prompt to the Real Toads: ALL IN THE FAMILY
Neat. I agree that it's sad, especially for the anxious narrator. The ghost seems to be content. I wonder if the digestion process is visible in ghosts?
ReplyDeleteSusan!!!!! OMG Thats gross, I love it. Marian, this is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for and I am going to hit up my kids this weekend when they are here as well. Damnable quiet ghosts......and you bought Pizza! It is a little sad...bravo Babyluv and tell your son he did good!
ReplyDeletewho doesn't like pizza? not 10 year olds, certainly :) ~
ReplyDeleteYou and MZ have wonderful 10-year-olds. This is fabulous, my friend.
ReplyDeleteLuv, K
What a fantastic opener...Your son is very creative. Perhaps the ghost will come around or maybe he is stuck in his adolescence where being mum and giving the eye is perfectly normal. :)
ReplyDeleteI remember those ghosts at the table...
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Ghosts are very hard to engage. Good line from your son- even ghosts like pizza. It's one of the things my then 10 yr old grandson liked about Italy.
ReplyDeleteI think this is super cool! Not so hard to picture the scene either. Written with imagination and empathy - it's the whole package.
ReplyDeleteDellightful ... I think it's funny. A ten year old can conjure up the most amazing things! You finished his thoughts, beautifully.
ReplyDeleteno fun being frozen out :) but, better to have empathy.
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