Seance

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Absolutely, Gary. For me the poem ends with dead. Perfect lines. *

I almost agreed with Sam, then I read it again. Ending with "dead" makes it too traditionally metaphysical for me. With the "bits..." it comes alive. *

I can see Sam's point but hoped for something akin to communion and transubstantiation to accrue from "communication" and "ingest".
Thanks to you, Sam and Matt, for your responses.

Or if not dead, old & gray. *

The last two lines made me think of the ectoplasm events of the spiritualist seances, so for me they did add something interesting to the piece. But "private conversations with the dead" is the phrase I'll remember most here.

except you said "communication". Hmm. Could it be "conversation"?

Nice. I like “conversation” too.

I relate to this in ways it will probably take me a while to understand. *

Love this poem! Faster than a speeding haiku and more powerful than a locomotive! It's perfect! *