Gypsy.

A look at times gone by and coming back.

Raging seas beat harshness in souls,

Left behind in doorways once clean,

Take flight and keep true dear witch,

As magic dies tonight for the moons gleam.

A tiny bottle holds life and good fortune,

Few coins can buy happiness and power,

The pinchers on carts of busheling hens,

Those people that roam from fields sour.

Yellowed grasses are never far on foot,

Bleaching cloth to wear on Sunday pure,

Girls reveal the grace bestowed upon them,

Until men gathered round and showed sure.

Gypsy life has changed in times gone by,

We hold tradition and shame close to hand,

Never tell of those workings behind blinds,

As country people have lied waste on land.

Author's Note

As always by honest.

Reviews

[David Scott]

Honestly... I found this poem scathing reminder of how duplicit social constructs often become.
The line I felt showed this best was the line about girls revealing their grace and men showing their natures...
We never really do know what goes on behind those blinds...

An honest write if ever I read one.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you David.

[Mark]

The magic and belief. Fear begetting hatred. Dark Images here. Nice work.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you Mark.x

[Scott Metro]

What is old will be new again..
Very nice piece...some old world charm.


Scott

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you Scott.

[Tom]

An interesting poem full of nostalgia and reminiscence of a culture and tradition almost lost to the modern world !

Purposefully penned, Pecker Dunne would wholeheartedly concur !

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Indeed he would, thank you x

[Sami Khalil]

"Gypsy life has changed in times gone by,

We hold tradition and shame close to hand,

Never tell of those workings behind blinds,

As country people have lied waste on land."

Most people don't realize but a lot of humans live that kind of lifestyle but with different ways. They are sort of an outcast or they want to be outside the mainstream of things. They can be hated and shunned but that is not right. You have penned a good one here with a good message...Bravo:)...........

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you very much Sami x

[Sami Khalil]

ou are welcome...:)....................

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is very thought provoking and splendidly written :)

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you very much Vidya x

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

As always full of metaphors that are so descriptive and in this case give a sombre breath to this poem. A feeling of struggling to exist? You write in an individual style crafting words around the pole of a concept.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you very much John x