By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Weekend Sky #82
December 10, 2022
Hosted by Hammad Rais
Red sky marks the setting sun
the brilliant day is gone
A short time I got to see
your beaches and palm trees
Florida my one true home
my heart belongs to you
Someday you will call me back
back to where I belong
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
In response to the RagTag Daily Prompt (RDP) Word – GRACE
My GRACE!
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
In response to Fandango’s prompt
Do you ever see wild animals?
There are certain times of the week that wild animals are more prevalent in my neighborhood. It’s during these times when I have to be extra cautious about allowing my grandson to play or ride his bike outside my fenced yard. I have to keep my dogs confined to keep them safe as well.
One wrong move and they could be flattened. A loud noise or misconstrued sound and my loved ones could and probably would be viciously attacked.
Over time, I have noticed that the intake of particular plants, herbs, fluids or other extraneous edibles, create a sense of paranoia and even prosecution in these wild creatures, therefore, I’m very careful to keep my beloved dogs and precious grandson inside when the inhabitants, of which there are many; start partying hard in the dilapidated house on the corner. Talk about wild animals!
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
In response to Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Pinkish
From Sue W and GC
Two years ago you came to me
a tiny thing you were
A little girl from a distant farm
in need of a loving mom
I did not know that you’d become
so very important to me
A furry bundle of energy
looking more like a cub than a pup
Energetic and so inquisitive
yet so very shy and scared
Born into an Amish family
calm and quiet all you knew
Like the sweet pink flowers
you loved to pounce
You blossomed into this beauty
Without you now I would be lost
My little pink harnessed new puppy!
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Hot or cold
Left or right
Why can’t they ever
get these faucets right?
A giant tub
A massive jacuzzi
The water pressure here
makes a girl so woozy
My toes went in fast
my shivering body followed
Couldn’t wait to dip beneath
it’s warmth and wallow
The water’s reached
it’s highest peak
But it’s internal heater
was on the blink!
The liquid I had perceived
to be roiling hot and luxurious
Was cold as ice forcing me
to exit quite uproariously!
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
In response to:
What Do You See (WDYS) #163 December 5, 2022 posted by Sadje
During the worst drought in recorded history, the waters of San Francisco Bay dropped to levels so low, the wreck of the steamboat The City of Chester was finally located.
Shortly after Chester was discovered, The NoonDay, an 1800’s clipper ship, The S.S. Selja, a workhorse cargo steamer which sank in 1910 and The S.S. City of Rio de Janeiro, a steamer carrying immigrants to the New World and sank in 1901 were also exposed to research divers. These divers, previously unable to penetrate the extreme depths and cold waters of the Bay, eventually located over 300 wrecks dating back hundreds of years.
These lost and hidden undersea antiquities were treasured finds to the historians and scientists of the world; but no one had been prepared for the discovery of the Merpeople graves and gravestones revealed by the massive silt vacuums of the powerful underwater dredges.
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Light from the burning flame
split my world apart
The walls fell around me
Ashes snaked between
a gap forged in my own
numb longing heart
Reaching out I touch
the charred remains of my life
the remnants slip through my fingers
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
My garden
my oasis
my refuge
from life
Life giving
life renewing
life saving
natural delight
Breath of fresh air
breath of Earth’s gifts
breath of cleansing perfume
flowery essence
Soil of the Mother
soil of the Creator
soil of the ages
enriches the soul
Rain sustains
rain nourishes
rain restores
washes away decay
Sun bring change
sun brings sustenance
sun brings color
bursting opulence
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
A time of cheer
and to decorate
hearth and home
No hearth you say?
No worries at all,
now you can purchase
one on eBay!
Unbox the lights
old ones and new
Either or both
tangled tight
as a screw!
Blinking or not
whatever is one to do?
Multi-colored brightness
full of rainbow delight
Maybe clear bulbs instead
turning the landscape to
a glowing pearly white
Virgin snow or sweeping sand
dunes to make everything right!
This creaky aged body
must fight for every move
each step is a torment
walking a laborious chore
I think I’ll just wait
until this time next year
to decorate!
By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Loneliness
Extended loneliness
Leads to absolute emptiness
A longing
A pain so deep so dark
It obliterates all there is
Or was with an invisible silent
Internal explosion removing
The loneliness completely
Leaving chambers full
Of desolating vacancy
Harboring the pervading vacuum
Of feeling
Of loneliness
Welcome is the emptiness
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