The Ghost

All at once I saw her before me
And I did not even think
As I said "hello" happily
But all she did was blink

Suddenly I saw it
The transparency of her gown
And with the candle I lit
I saw her dreadful frown

Her quivering blue lips parted
With a shuddered gasping moan
In an instant she departed
leaving me shocked by what I had been shown