“Southern Ghosts” by Ben Thorne


spanish moss hangs low
outstretched limbs, burdened, shudder—
trees bedecked with shrouds


M. Benjamin Thorne is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at Wingate University. Possessed of a life-long obsession with both history and poetry, he is increasingly interested in exploring the synergy between the two. He lives and sometimes sleeps in Charlotte, NC.