ghost dog

© 2009 Radha Ramachandran

'Then out from a grave, with a curl and a twist,
Came a whimpering, whining, spectral mist.
It was a little ghost dog, with a faint little bark,
And a jack-o'-lantern nose that glowed in the dark.
It was Jack's dog, Zero, the best friend he had,
But Jack hardly noticed, which made Zero sad.'

~ An excerpt from the poem 'Nightmare Before Christmas' by Tim Burton