Ghost With the Most

Wraiths and ghosts will debate
and no matter the cost
and no matter how late
"Who's the ghost with the most?"
It will always come down
to the one with the sheets
from soft silk -- like a gown,
and when this spectre greets
them, and scares them to death
with its whimper and wail
other ghosts catch their breath,
and then ask: They're on sale,
these magnificent clothes?
But the ghost with the most
swears all matters of oaths
and proceeds then, to boast
that the costume is new
like a burial wreath
and then gives them a view
of what lies underneath
Then they see that indeed
the sheets cover but air
They agree, with some speed:
It was quite a scare!

Author notes: wc 124