I saw the friar’s lanternsGo out among the tombsTo fetch the new arrivalsFrom out their lightless rooms. They flickered on the flowers,They bobbed among the stonesAnd slowly grew in numberAs souls departed bones. They floated to the chapelAnd vanished through the doorTo wake the ones who slumberedBeneath the chapel floor. I saw one in the … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Friar’s Lanterns” by Nina Dinan
