The Spector of a Poker Game - The Haunted House, Op 148

Late evening...The sounds of a poker game downstairs in a house in “somewhere”. There is a clank
of beer bottles constantly. There is a knock at the door, after which the scent of pizza
comes up from the stairwell. People are going up and down the stairs to the bathroom.
Only thing is … no one is there. They go off topic, discussing health, love lives, and
many subjects. Someone always interjects, “Enough of this. Let’s play cards.” But you
can see that the house is dark, and no one is there.
Daylight comes, and there is no house.... Only a hole in the ground. A small boy walks
his dog and stops at the cracked path to what used to be the front door....
At his feet. An ace of spaces, and a blue poker chip....