On the edge of town
the gypsy unlatches
her cart windows
wide open
curtains flung free
to the night air
wafting magic
everywhere
Wares, Trinkets
Mysteries Galore!
Hobos hop off
the night train
as newly minted
city citizens now
sidestepping the sultry star goddess
walking a black panther
on a diamond leash
The artists burst forth
their intriguing paintings
immersed in color
pushing margins
into euphoria
Lose yourself
in dappled hues
or in vivid swirls
The raspy-voiced
street vendors hawk
the gypsy flirts
her eyes dark and perilous
Come closer, come closer
Breathe the enchantment
multifarious and opulent
take flight
on the prophecy
of the night
This was beautiful.
Thank you so very much!
My pleasure!
Wow! What a wild place – wild and free and exciting …. and of course Van is there too 🙂
Sounds like a wild summer night for sure. Ah yes, Van. If you have him on the speakers, you automatically have a good night 😀
Wild, indeed
Thanks Derrick 😀
Beautiful ballad!
Always loved gypsies and would love to have one of those beautiful carts that they used to drive some decades ago in England (I think Enid Blyton described them and thus made me a fan of them 😉 ).
The picture is awesome – did you take it yourself? Love! 🙂 <3
Thanks, Sarah. I’ve always been fascinated with gypsies. I heard about them and saw a few in France. I was looking at the carts also via Google images, so pretty! Alas, no gypsies where I am, so I used a photo from Pixabay. That’s a great site for free-use photos just in case you didn’t know about it. 😀
Will have a look at Pixabay soon! Sounds like a great source if I should run out of pictures for my posts! 😀 Thank you, Lana! 🙂 xxx
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Thanks, John, have a lovely weekend!
You are very graciously welcome.
Very mysterious! You paint a vivid picture!
Thanks, Marissa!
Wonderful, Lana. I want to stroll down that street on a sultry summer night. <3
Thanks, Diana. Summer is a great time to find a party such as that one 😀
My mom will never forgive gypsies for stealing her dancing shoes when she was a child! True story? Who knows, but that’s her take and she’s sticking to it. A wonderfully descriptive piece here, Lana!
Thanks, Debbie. That’s a cute story about your mom, well I guess they like to dance, so if the shoe fits…. ha ha.
This sounds like a carnival or the Night Markets in Bangkok. I loved this: “Breathe the enchantment / multifarious and opulent.” That magical feeling of buying a knock-off Rolex or pair of Ray-Bans for a couple bucks and pretending it’s the real thing. Like the Land of Make Believe for Adults. 🙂
Yeah, it sounds like a great escape for all of us responsible adults. I could use one night of a fantasy carnival for sure! Thanks, Joan!
Well Lana, lots of them Gypsies in Europe. People tend to talk so badly against them, but I see nothing wrong with them. As far as I have read about them and heard of them, they are very hard working people, they live well and they are happy people. “The Big Gypsy Wedding”, a program on TV I have watched time and time again, very interesting. Thank you for posting!
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Have a wonderful weekend!
Juli, I saw a few gypsies when I visited France several years ago. I’ve always been fascinated with them, their aura and mystery, also a bit envious of their free-spirited lifestyle (which may or may not be all that easy). Thanks for the nomination, I will check it out. I hope you have an outstanding weekend!
Thank you Lana. Taking a rest this weekend!