Gypsy Girl

...from a chick with a gypsy nomad heart & soul...

‘Hey Gypsy Girl

with your long flowing hair

your dangling beads

your skirt up to there

you have travelled the word 

beheld many sights 

consumed a cornucopia of wisdom

under clear star filled nights

Tell me a story 

You must have many to share 

Allow me passage in your memories

Gypsy Girl take me there’

Old Man when I departed

You, perched in your seat

having no legs to walk 

I promised the world you would meet

I have wandered the earth

whilst I traversed alone 

you were right there beside me 

neither of us quite knowing home 

Crossing terrain far and wide

finding me shielding my face

scorching hot desert sun

the monsoons I did chase 

Caught up in a sandstorm 

penetrating Arabian skies

traversed Himalayan mountains

white snow burning my eyes

Working together with the Dalits

living alongside India’s poor

hands bleeding - working earth's harvest

in offer of food through the door 

Silently sitting with a Saddhu 

we shared night and day 

proffered on a rock by the Ganges

meditating mind away....

Late at night I drank Vodka

with Russians on a train

that train bound for China 

down the Trans-Siberian vein

Absorbing the way of the Shaolin

a long time I did stay 

learning Martial ways of the buddhists

teaching my mind not to sway 

Time spent with the world’s Aboriginal’s 

remembering the way of the land 

being at one with nature

unified with the universe grand

Sailed across all the oceans

drunken revelry with the ships mates 

they tried to take my sweetness

’til I showed them my Shaolin traits

Old man I have travelled 

I have learnt many a thing 

I have met unique people 

‘Life’ is what each of them bring

As nature continues

Bringing new life each day 

I’ve learnt that

‘I am -- Nature in my own way’

I have danced in the moments

flirted over the world stage

now with each breath I inhale

I take love for my wage

For all I have experienced 

I know everything is held within

to cherish the now 

for now is where we begin

Reviews

[cycy]

Tell me a story

You must have many to share

Allow me passage in your memories

Gypsy Girl take me there’


well written

[KWP]

:) you are too lovely to take the time to read and for this I say thanks XX

[Simran Kewlani]

I liked it. But, girl have you ever considered shortening the length of your poems? They are soooooo long! :O

[Maglia Weaver Twill]

I like it, it has a lot of good details, I'm not sure shortening the length is always good, it might attract more readers but it cuts the poet off short on the one hand

[KWP]

:) I write both long and short poems and I guess if they captivate the reader then the reader will read on - if not I still have much to learn - either way - it's all good on this little flit and swirl through life :) Thank you girls xx

[Sindu]

This is an amazing, inspirational, crazy good read! They way you described the trip in each country, have fun on train journey, scaring the crew with your newly acquired shaolin skills and beauty of meditation by the Ganges.. exquisite! felt like a comic running in front of my eyes..
I am -- Nature in my own way
wow! I travelled very minimal. Motherland included. This only has me crazily excited to start my own trips :D

[KWP]

when one travels they begin to understand life and accept it for what it is ... thank you so much for reading lovely chick ... I am sure there are a few more you may like if you like this .. check out Red Cloud Rd ... xxx oh and lovely to meetcha xx

[Sindu]

You're welcome. I surely will and likewise gypsy girl

[J Schwenk]

This is a really good piece, great work! I loved reading it and you have a gift for wording things. Travelling is definitely a great way to see the world and find yourself. I really like the last wording "for now is where we begin" couldn't be more true.

[KWP]

Thanks for your thoughts - inspired me to write :) xx

[Kasey Miriam]

A brilliant piece from a wondering heart! Loved the poem and the adventure it holds!

[realmwriter]

I am and will forever remain, even if for now chained, a wanderer. I am a Gypsy at heart. But I, compared to this piece, have stayed on the proverbial beaten path. I have known only what I have visited on my own soil and have not as yet, toiled on any other than that trod upon by my own mother. I've never left my country of birth, save when I was to young to lend that trip any mirth. This is a fantastic piece that lets me catch but a small glimpse of a such a vast world.

[KWP]

I have travelled far and wide, it has taught me a great many thing .... heading off again for seven weeks real soon, it has always surprised me how Americans don't really travel, I don't think your employment laws are very forgiving when it comes to taking longer holidays ... just be warned, when you do you will never stop ....

[KWP]

oh and thank you for your thoughts ... nice it is to see you here :)

[realmwriter]

You are welcome. I have traveled across the country. All over it in fact, just not away from it. Yet.

[s y e]

Girl, you're so amazing, this is outstanding work as always. I just love reading you... this is truly beautiful poetry.

[KWP]

ahhhh thank you beautiful soul ... your words have inspired me ... much love to you

[Ruth]

Ah, yeah....beautiful! :) Free spirit, nature and love...consideration and roaming with the beauty they are, I love this, wonderful imagery xo

[KWP]

Thanks Chick - was a fun write :) ... LOVE xx

[Brittany Zedalis]

╰☆╮For some reason, reading this made me think of Cher. Absolutely no idea why. Well..maybe the title made me think of one of her songs, Gypsys Tramps And Thieves. Regardless, this is marvelous work.╰☆╮

[KWP]

Hey Brittany thank you so much for reading .. glad you enjoyed x