Esther Racah Writer & Literary Blogger

Tag: spirits

  • Infinite Stairs Of Waiting

    Infinite Stairs Of Waiting

    Infinite stairs of waiting
    The more I wait, the more I feel trapped in the dungeon of anguish.
    The more I climbed the stairs, the more I tried to ascend,
    the more it seemed I was descending downward with no result.
    All of this made me frustrated
    because I could not reach my goal.

    In my stillness I found myself,
    But at the same time, I lost a part of me.
    It was as if everything I had learned
    I had lost and forgotten,
    and everything I did not know
    I had unconsciously acquired.

    Confused and bewildered in a place of nowhere
    I strived to believe in my dreams but all I could do was fall from the stairs

    It was a game of illusion and reality.
    I had ceased to discern what seemed deception from what was truth.
    Both had blended together.
    It was as if there were no longer any meaning,
    and no longer any need to possess the domain of wisdom and knowledge.
    Everything had shattered into the abyss of ignorance and madness.

    And I proceeded on a thin thread between creation and destruction.
    My perplexities and hopes echoed as if they resounded through enigmatic structures, without meaning and expectations.

    Spirits that I could not discern, that I could not distinguish, whispered to me encouragements to pursue. But every time I fell and plunged into another flight of stairs, they laughed, almost as if to make fun of me — and to mock my inexperience and incompetence.

    In solitude I found myself lost, and there I languished like a creature from other worlds, indulging in my languor and melancholy; I was certain that I was towards myself and my image no longer had reflections in any mirror. The staircase was truly infinite like a steep ascent without end; there was neither a beginning nor an end, everything was an infinite perpetuity of distress and anguish.

    Infinite stairs of waiting were my dwelling for eternity, and there I had to… to… I didn’t know anymore.
    Elisabetta

  • Gilded Illusions

    Gilded Illusions

    Gilded illusions visited my dreams
    In the eternal night that enveloped me like a diaphanous veil
    I lingered far from every mortal sight
    In my dwelling made of stars and dreams

    The moon was bleeding silver onto withered blossoms
    And I was a phantom wandering through chambers carved from bone
    Among candles that wept in crystal flocks
    While silence deepened in this dark dungeon of memories

    Eerie whispers of the dead rose from broken mirrors
    From each cracked and gloomy surface emerged a spirit of the past
    Their hearts were cold and hollow for their ancient dismay
    And their anguish echoed until the stars of the night firmament

    Whenever I aimed to reach for the stars
    They disappeared into the emptiness
    Leaving me alone in my despair and decay
    While the striking of time split the silence like a blade

    No hesitation could help me to reacquire my wisdom
    I knew that I had lost my freedom to embrace a life of madness and turmoil
    Nothing could have altered this realm of death and decadence
    Every divine bliss was destroyed by my fate

    I belonged to the realm of dust and decay
    I was reduced to following the darkness
    The more I wept, the tighter drew the chains of my bondage
    All my gilded illusions faded away in the void

    Surrounded by the hollowness of dilapidated sarcophagi
    I heard lullabies of sorrow that hovered like ghouls
    Shadows long departed from the realm of life
    They waited to converge on the abyss of the underworld

    My chains transformed into silver and gold serpents
    They became my guardians in this surreal world ruled by illusion and deception
    Crowded by hissing ghosts and perpetual twilight
    And in this sublime dejection, I found my refuge.
    Elisabetta

  • The Death In Front Of Me

    The Death In Front Of Me

    The death in front of me manifested in the night
    During my solitary stroll in the gelid streets
    Where no one could have saved me
    Surrounded by the whispers of dead spirit and madness

    The death inside myself amused me without any doubt
    The fantasies and memories that constantly would have hunted me
    They disappeared in the emptiness of the night
    And I alone had to face all my fears and anguishes
    Without any help or comfort

    Conscious of my unfair fate, I had to seek refuge in my inner thoughts
    Where I have could definitely be myself
    With no remorse or regrets
    Aiming to the most pure, and beautiful realm of my dreams

    A realm of visions and dreams was conceived by my weirdness and bizarre imagination
    Uncontrolled emotions pervaded my body until my bones
    And I didn’t feel anymore the frigid wind that stroked me
    I couldn’t even realise in which reality I was living in

    The darkness and the absolute silence were my loyal companions
    Although all the bizarre fantasies in my mind were always making noise
    And all I could see was the death in front of me
    Waiting for me to fall into decay
    I ended up in my dungeon, from where I never could have escaped

    My heart was entirely lost and full of longings
    And I couldn’t find any reasonable wisdom
    So much I was mislaid in my realm of illusions
    That I couldn’t see other realities than mine

    Nevertheless, when I was awakened from my slumber
    I felt the pain of my suffering and the transience of my imagination
    Yearning for a long-lost serenity that I never had
    A utopia made of ethereal beauty and love

    The death in front of me strove to possess me
    But it never had the chance to seize me
    Instead, I slipped through its grasp among the several shadows of the night
    Elisabetta

  • The Enchantment

    The Enchantment

    The enchantment, a shadowed spell, had been cast beneath the twilight’s dying sigh,
    Where ancient oaks had swayed in the wind like phantoms of the past.
    A chant had echoed through the tangled woods, its cadence dark and deep,
    Awakening spirits have long forgotten from the caverns where they had slept.

    Amidst the stillness of nightfall, murmurs sighed endlessly,
    As unseen eyes had glowed dimly beneath a starless sky.
    The moon had hung low, a sallow face, pale as winter’s bone,
    Illuminating paths of sorrow where the lost souls had roamed alone.

    A mist had coiled through the midnight, cold fingers tracing near,
    Wrapping around the weary hearts that had beat with ascending fear.
    The trees, like crooked figures, had leaned closer to behold,
    The place where time had dissolved away, and every tale was told.

    At the circle’s heart, an altar had stood, adorned in faded lace,
    And there, a book of fateful words had lain bound in death’s embrace.
    With trembling restlessness, the pages had turned, each verse a dreadful sound,
    As secrets had slipped into the void and spun themselves around.

    The ground had begun to shake as shadows took their form,
    Emerging from the depths below, a writhing, ghastly swarm.
    Their voices had spoken in unison, a harmony of dread,
    Recalling all the lives once lived and all the blood once shed.

    Enchantments had surged through every vein, a venom cold and dark,
    Binding all who had ventured there with no hope of turning back.
    The winds had grown sharp, a biting chill that had pierced the very night,
    And overhead, the idylls had burned with a pale, infernal light.

    The spirits had danced in circles wide; their laughter had echoed grimly,
    A dirge that sang of vanished days and all that might have been.
    The ancient oaks had groaned softly as if burdened by despair,
    Their roots, entwined with cursed soil, had held fast in the bewitched air.

    The enchantment had deepened, drawing close, its tendrils ever tight,
    Until the world had grown distant, fading slowly from all sight.
    In the dark, the voices had faded, the spell complete at last,
    And silence had reigned where shadows had fallen upon the haunted past.

    Thus had lain the woods, forever bound by the magic’s cruel decree,
    A place where none could have ventured forth nor ever truly fled.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

  • The Wicked Ouija

    The Wicked Ouija

    The wicked Ouija was lit by a candle’s flicker,
    While shadows danced through the smoke,
    Around the board of fate and chance,
    A circle drawn in trembling light,
    Awaked spirits of the night.

    The letters carved with ancient care,
    The planchette moved on stagnant air,
    It slid across the board’s dark grain,
    As whispers rose like falling rain.

    “Who calls upon the world unseen?”
    The spirits hissed, their voices keen,
    From realms where silence choked the breath,
    And every word was stained with death.

    The aura became gloomy, a midnight haze,
    The flame burned low, a sallow blaze,
    The letters spelt a name unknown,
    A voice that chilled down to the bone.

    The board revealed what none should know,
    Old secrets buried long ago,
    Of broken vows and endless pain,
    And souls that wandered, bound by chain.

    The planchette halted, then jerked anew,
    The spirits murmured, dark and true,
    It slid towards the word “despair,”
    A warning was written on the air.

    The room grew cold, the candles dim,
    The shadows stretched and twisted their limbs,
    And faces form in smoky wisps,
    With silent screams on phantom lips.

    A question asked, “What lies beyond?”
    The spirits answered, voices fond,
    Of empty rooms and endless nights,
    Where darkness swallowed even light.

    The wicked Ouija then trembled, cracked with force,
    As if possessed by some dark source,
    A chill seeped deep into the bones,
    As laments increased from ghostly tones.

    The planchette spun, then fell to still,
    Its purpose served, its hunger filled,
    And yet the air remained so tense,
    The world was divided by a fence.

    The flame burned out, the darkness spread,
    The board was closed, the spirits fled,
    But something lingered in the gloom,
    A presence bound within the room.

    The candle’s wick still smouldered red,
    A final ember, spirit-fed,
    And though the board lay now at rest,
    Its wicked secrets were still infesting.

    For those who dare to seek and call,
    The veil between shall be thin and fall,
    And through the wicked Ouija’s art,
    The dead may still whisper to the heart.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

  • The Magic Spell

    The Magic Spell

    The magic spell enchanted the night
    That was heavy with forgotten lore,
    A spell cast deep from ages before.
    In the heart of a forest, shrouded by despair.

    Whispered incantations filled the midnight air,
    The grimoire lay open, brittle and bare.
    Candles flickered, casting shadows tall,
    As darkness answered to every call.

    With each word spoken, the wind did rise,
    Howling like demons from the void of the skies.
    The ground beneath trembled, cold and weak,
    As if the earth itself had forgotten to speak.

    A place that sought to summon the dead,
    To awaken spirits long silent, long fled.
    Through twisted trees, their faces did gleam,
    Eyes hollow and lost, trapped in their dream.

    The moon above was swallowed by clouds,
    And the night descended in haunted shrouds.
    Chants grew louder, desperate and wild,
    For the dark arts, the chosen child.

    The magic spell, dense in the aura, suffocating all,
    A portal to the depths of some enchanted hall.
    The spell worked its magic, cruel and vast,
    Binding forever to shadows of the past.

    Voices murmured from the stones nearby,
    An echo of a curse that refused to die.
    Through the mist they came, spirits long cursed,
    Their hollow chuckle made the soul feel worse.

    In horror, the spell took form,
    A creature born of night, death, and storm.
    It towered above, a phantom of dread,
    Its eyes glowed crimson, its body of lead.

    In a voice like thunder, it called a name,
    “You summoned me forth; now you’re to blame.”
    Mercy begged for, a will turned to dust,
    But in the dark arts, mercy is rust.

    The magic spell consumed all, a soul a mere husk,
    Trapped in a world forever of dusk.
    The spell woven became a cage,
    An endless nightmare, an eternal stage.

    Now, wandering these woods, lost in a trance,
    Caught between realms, a prisoner of chance.
    The spell never lifted, its grip iron-tight,
    The magic spell, eternal, devoid of light.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

  • The Haunted Clock Tower

    The Haunted Clock Tower

    The haunted clock tower arose at the edge of the small town,
    A relic from a bygone era, tall and spindly in power,
    Its shadowed spire reached towards the sky,
    Casting long, eerie shapes as the night slipped by.

    The clock, once a symbol of progress and light,
    Hung silent, its hands frozen at midnight,
    People never spoke of it, only silently,
    For it harboured a presence that chilled to the bones.

    Its interior was a maze of rust and decay,
    With oil and neglect filling the air each day,
    Narrow stairs creaked underfoot in the gloom,
    Leading to darkness where the pendulum loomed.

    At midnight, the silence would shatter and fade,
    By a faint chime that seemed distant and played,
    Cold air grew colder, and fog would seep in,
    Swirling through cracks where the old clock had been.

    As the final chime echoed through the night,
    A ghostly figure appeared in the dim light,
    Dressed in a flowing gown, with fair hair,
    Their dark, gloomy eyes stared through the air.

    Among these ghouls was the spirit of a young maid,
    Who loved the clockmaker, but fate betrayed,
    She leapt from the tower, her grief bound tight,
    Her soul was forever cursed to haunt the stormy night.

    Tales told of her form in the windows seen,
    Her longing eyes and sorrowful sheen,
    Her voice on the wind, a chilling, soft cry,
    The tower’s gears groaned as if to reply.

    Brave wanderers ventured in at the witching hour,
    Felt an overwhelming despair, a ghostly power,
    Saw glimpses of her flicker, a spectral flight,
    The chime of the clock brought shivers of fright.

    At dawn, she would fade, and the silence would return,
    The clock stood still, its message unturned,
    A sombre reminder of love and hope lost to time,
    Her haunting presence became an echo in rhyme.

    The folks did not dare approach but kept their distance,
    Avoiding the haunted clock tower with spectral persistence.
    Some spirits were bound too deep to ever find peace,
    Their sorrow remained, and their echoes never ceased.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

  • The Haunting Of The Forgotten Realm

    The Haunting Of The Forgotten Realm

    The haunting of the forgotten realm,
    Where time became eternal,
    And dreams descended the haunted hill,
    While echoes of a past bereft moved through the shadows left.

    An ancient castle, old and worn,
    With ivy-clad and weather-torn,
    Stood silent underneath the moon’s cold eye,
    Where spectres of old tales sighed.

    Its walls were a shimmering expanse,
    Holding memories that faded away,
    Yet, lingered in the midnight air,
    A haunting whisper of despair.

    The wind howled through shattered glasses,
    Carried tales of those who passed away,
    Unseen by mortal eyes that wept,
    And into restless slumber crept.

    For in that realm, so lost in space and time,
    Where darkness wove its silent rhyme,
    The spirits of the past convened,
    In shadows deep and ever keen.

    Their mournful cries were but a silent breeze,
    A chilling touch of ancient death,
    That haunted the hallways and chambers,
    Where time and shadow intertwined and loomed.

    No mortal touch could ease the pain,
    Nor light dispel the sombre chain,
    Had been that place so dark and cold,
    The ghosts of yesteryears unfolded.

    Their voices echoed through the night,
    Among spectral dances and phantom flights,
    A tale of sorrow, loss and grim,
    Of lives undone and spirits dim.

    And those who wandered through the gloom,
    They might have found themselves within the crypt of forsaken dreams,
    Where whispers echoed, and shadows schemed,
    Lost in a realm where nothing was as it seemed.

    In that forsaken and haunted land,
    Where time and darkness went side by side,
    The ghosts of the past and fears combined,
    In a kingdom where shadows interlaced.

    Moved through the overwhelming darkness,
    Their shapes, like whispers, drifted by,
    Each step a ghostly echo of the past,
    In a realm where memories never died.

    They wove through the darkness with silent grace,
    Leaving traces of their haunted embrace,
    In a stillness where time seemed to sigh.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

  • Whispers Of The Abandoned House

    Whispers Of The Abandoned House

    Whispers of the abandoned house in the shadows of the midnight hour,
    An old house stood, forlorn and sour,
    Its windows wept with tales untold,
    Of ghosts and spirits, grim and cold.

    The wind whispered through broken panes,
    A dirge of sorrow, haunting strains,
    Cobwebs hanged like veils of grief,
    In every corner, silent thief.

    A rocking chair, it creaked alone,
    Echoes of delight, long since flown,
    In the attic, memories faded,
    Among the dust, in time, decayed.

    The walls were stained with tears of years,
    Each room was a tomb of hidden fears,
    The floors creaked under unseen feet,
    Where past and present ghosts did meet.

    A portrait hung, eyes full of woe,
    A family lost to time’s cruel flow,
    Their whispers filled the empty halls,
    Mourning voices, distant calls.

    No light can have pierced this house of night,
    Where shadows reigned in endless fright,
    The garden’s overgrown with weeds,
    A silent witness to dark deeds.

    The moon cast pale and ghostly beams,
    Illuminating tragic dreams,
    A broken swing swayed to and fro,
    In the wind’s lament, soft and low.

    Who lived within this haunted place?
    What tragedies did time erase?
    Their echoes lingered in the air,
    A symphony of deep despair.

    Whispers of the abandoned house in the gloom,
    Silent as a tomb and dismal as a forgotten dream,
    For in its walls, sour sorrows lingered,
    Eternal night, no break of day.

    The spirits roamed with heavy hearts,
    Their stories were told in ghostly tales,
    No peace, no rest, just endless roam,
    Within this dark, forsaken home.

    No amusement, no bliss, only anguish,
    In this house where shadows reigned,
    The final sigh, a whispered plea,
    Bound to this haunted place for eternity.

    A final lament, a last farewell,
    In haunted thrills, the shadows dwelled,
    No solace found no dawn to break,
    Only endless nights and dreams awaken.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

  • The Ghosts Of Yesterday

    The Ghosts Of Yesterday

    The ghosts of yesterday hid beneath the weeping willow tree,
    Where shadows danced in eerie spree,
    A graveyard silently mourned the dead,
    With whispered secrets softly revealed.

    The moonlight cast a spectral glow,
    On tombstones lined in solemn rows,
    Each name had a story carved in stone,
    Of lives now lost, of souls alone.

    In this cold ground, they found no rest,
    Their spirits were heavy and oppressed,
    They wandered beneath the mournful skies,
    With hollow hearts and tearful eyes.

    Once vibrant lives, now dimmed by time,
    In spectral plays, in mournful rhyme,
    They lingered everywhere in silent grief,
    Their only solace was autumn’s leaves.

    The nights grew long, the days were few,
    And shadows lengthened, taking hue,
    In this place where time stood immobile,
    The air became cold with winter’s chill.

    A figure dressed in gloomy grief,
    Sorrow etched upon their face,
    Weeping for love that slipped away,
    For dreams that died in disarray.

    A fleeting life in empty nights, in endless despair,
    Lost in echoes of forgotten longings,
    Grasping at shadows that vanished in the air,
    Yearning for solace that’s never there.

    They haunted the night, they haunted the day,
    In endless search, they found no way,
    Their whispers chilled the autumn air,
    Their presence was felt but never there.

    During the long walks through this dark place,
    Beware the ghosts, their sorrowed grace,
    For in their eyes, there will be fears,
    In their whispers, there will be tears.

    In this desolate land of endless grief,
    Each memory served as a thief,
    Stealing joy, sowing woe,
    In a place where only shadows grew.

    The wind carried their mournful sighs,
    Through moonlit nights and cloudy skies,
    An eternal flow of grief and sorrow,
    Where no dawn promised a brighter tomorrow.

    The ghosts of yesterday forever dwelled in this arcane realm,
    Trapped in their own eternal misery.
    Esther Elizabeth Racah

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