Gypsie’s Wonderful World of Words

Shakespeare published 154 sonnets in his quarto in 1609. While the initial 126 are addressed to a young man, the final 28 are directed toward an enigmatic woman referred to as the dark lady.

  • A New Year

    Like a gentle breezeit slips away into the night What was coming has now gone What was future has become past Memories made… More.

  • Lingering Joy

    Her human departed left again A sense of lingering joyfelt oddly sharp In the placewhere her heart residedA piercing point of painforced her… More.

  • Secrets

    Demons hold secrets close to their skinonce released the dragon flies freeA blink conjures the starless night kindling hope in an airless room… More.

  • Family Dysfunction

    In response to Esther Chilton’s writing prompt: FAMILY What I’ve always longed for but never can I find The support of a loving… More.

  • A Season for Humanity

    A time for remembering a time for dreaming A time for reflecting a time for giving A season of joy a season of… More.

  • Dawn

    You have long agogone to find your sleep The hours have passed onto the next days morn Yet still I sit awake alone… More.

  • Reflections of a Woman’s Life

    Very happy to announce I have been offered and signed a contract with Prolific Pulse Press LLC and editor Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld for publication… More.

  • The Trip

    I’m very pleased to announce the acceptance of my poem, “The Trip,” for publishing by Spillwords Press and Chief Editor Dagmara K.!! “The… More.

  • Too Many …

    Do you ever see wild animals? Yes! Most live here in my neighborhood and seem to become the wildest and most untamed on… More.

  • Wait

    Wait he said until I’m free He did not know when or if it’d ever be More.