Discounting tales of ghosts kids say appeared,
We teach them to be rational instead.
—
Jesus was scourged, then crucified, then speared…
You really think he came back from the dead?

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This poem was originally accepted for November 2016 publication in Quarterday, a Scottish quarterly that appeared in print and online for a few issues. There were some discrepancies with publication, and I never determined whether this poem made it into either format. The ambiguity is quite in keeping with all reports of ghosts, so I’m not complaining.

(But perhaps I should have blogged this at Easter.)

Photo: Ghosts by goldberg from Openverse