Tabatha's Sanctuary - SN2022

Bits & pieces, knick-knacks and whatnots; these were the only things Tabatha desired. Keepsakes that tethered her to that sanctuary.

She visited after nightfall, draped in her favourite pale azure and cream laced nightgown. Undulating, gazelle-like, she advanced gracefully, never touching the floor. Transiting past her parents’ bedroom, she entered her old safe haven. A full-length oval mirror, her vanity table and all the trinkets she sought.

Her wispy, spectral umbra exposed in the looking glass; her translucent features imperceptible. Endeavouring to grasp her pink crystal perfume mister, it remained immobile; everything impalpable. Melancholically, she hauntingly evanesced whence she came.

The END

a reply to: Encia22

It is odd how the personal items of a person seem to become imbued with their energy.

I find it creepy when the possessions of someone recently passed end up being bartered in flea markets. Bad ju-ju IMO.

Well done Encia

Cheers

a reply to: Encia22

There ya go Encia, a nicely overflowing bowl of your effervescent vocabulary.

''Melancholically, she hauntingly evanesced whence she came. ''

Deep breath and .......sigh, good bye.

a reply to: F2d5thCavv2

Thanks so much, F2d5thCavv2!

I know what you mean. There's a second hand shop I visit regularly. It's an Aladdin's cave of anything and everything. I'm sure many items once belonged to people who've passed, but I try not to think about it. However, there's a particular vibe in there that I can't quite explain... not in a bad way. More reverential, I would say.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

Cheers, Terry!

Yeah, I went a bit OTT on this one. It's what I pictured and how it turned into prose.

a reply to: Encia22

I love the atmosphere of this piece.

Thanks for your submission,

Good Luck in the Contest!
Johnny

a reply to: Encia22

Oh I like this one. My haunting scent would be Paloma Picasso; I love that perfume .

a reply to: zosimov

Cheers very much, I'm glad you thought so. It's what I was aiming for.

a reply to: Onlyyouknow

Thank you kindly!

I'm not much for perfumes, but I need to find that one to see if it has a paranormal effect on me.