The gypsy (A bit of Sunday night nonsense)

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Open Poetry #44

The gypsy (A bit of Sunday night nonsense)

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2009-05-17 03:07 PM

The gypsy’s fire has burnt to ash
and she has now retired
from passion’s inspiration
to dance so mindfully
to the tune of all she feels.

The rain has started falling;
pitter-patter, pit-pat-pat,
and there’s a momentary pause
before the rain is allowed
to mingle with her tears
and make them be as not.

The pause is the time between
what was and what must be
to appear a gypsy happy
around a pile of ash.

I can’t see her but I know
her head is bent to low
and she hunches like a crone
on her shuffle back to home.

I think she’s somewhat lost
in the dense and physical
and I would say she seems to be
directionally challenged
because it’s this way then it’s that,
it’s forward then it’s back,
and not to mention left or right
according to the track.

A gypsy is meant to dance
and a fire is meant to burn
but what is meant can never be …
when a gypsy has retired!

Helen / 17 May 2009

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2009-05-17 08:31 PM

Fascinating write, Helen, pondering the gypsy spirit and the fire element. I'll be back to this one another day.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 posted 2009-05-17 09:09 PM

Yo dear Honeybunch,

I like your poem a lot. It reminds me of some of my old Gypsy friends. They had some of the fastest and slickest hands for taking stuff that I've ever seen. They were amazing.

Love Bobby

Oklahoma Rose
Senior Member

since 2008-02-28

Posts 1586
Oklahoma USA

3 posted 2009-05-18 12:30 PM

Oh, I love this Helen. This is fantastic. You know, I have always thought of myself as a gypsy, becuase I never seem to stay in any one place. LOL!

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2009-05-18 03:42 AM

Though I don't share your romantic idea of a gypsy soul, I love the emotions you convey with this significant write (no nonsense at all!).

Love and hugs.
Margherita

1slick_lady
Member Ascendant

since 2000-12-22

Posts 6088
standing on a shadow's lace

5 posted 2009-05-18 03:52 AM

"directionally challenged"

a little gypsy in all of us

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