Convinced of the paranormal by orbs

Tell yourself captured dust motes are phantoms of men smoten 

Moths embarking past ringcams in fact seraphs, as you described

In the illustrious company of the Kilmacud Paranormal Investigators 

The leaflet read, letters spooling and gothic:

Meeting today, half past eight

PE hall, Queen of Angels school

All welcome, don’t be late 

Biscuits, baked cakes and tae

Earth mysteries, Druids and Leys.


Plump and stumpy, whiskered whisperer Mr Defayo

Born in a house on Ormeau Road

Worked a Summer in Stillorgan’s old Ormonde 

Swears he met William Orpen, who painted the war

Promises was with ÆRussell in Theosophy House

When phantom coins apported

Often videos suchlike endures

Better ask how ’twas recorded

“Well, Sarah, truly you have us stumped.

How did you make the video,

Pipe cleaners or aftereffects plugins?”


Sarah, from Moreen across the road 

A minute as flies the crow,

Bird of distance and time, 

Huginn and Muninn, says

“My first thought was break in 

It made noise, boys! 

I was ready to report it.

Creeping down the stairs at night 

Terrible frightening it was, shockin’.”

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