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.

  • The Event

    What a wondrous event our ancestorswatched just as we ourselves watch now. To touch their minds through space and timeas we lift our… More.

  • Inexorable

    How cruel is Fateto place you mere fingertips away Unattainable What manner of Providence mechanized our meeting only to inhibit our joining Forbidden… More.

  • Man in the Flash

    Written in response to Carrot Ranch’s April 2, 2024 Story Challenge in 99 Words: FLASH Early evening mist rose from the warmth of… More.

  • Mercurial Ways

    In response to RDP (Ragtag Daily Prompt) MERCURIAL Mercurial is the grand Mississippias she winds her way south toward the ocean and her… More.

  • More Useless

    More useless than a useless poem,which is more than useless to many and yet so very few. Promises made are useless when, never… More.

  • Silver Veil

    A rose drifted bythe color of pinkish pearlScarce as a precious gem in the unusual hue of blue Landing on the flesh toned… More.

  • The Gloaming

    A prayer whispered in the aged vestry,drifts across stained glass windows, rising with the aromatic smudge blessed by a robed one conjuring hope.… More.

  • I am Alive

    Do not pass by me or worsepull me from my resting place here within this luscious Earth A wilted flower I may look… More.

  • The Rain

    It’s raining here again,been raining for days, my garden’s are flooded my yard now a pond. This hairstyle I worked onfor hours and… More.

  • Lost at Sea

    A heavy anchor dropped into a pale sea cursed with debris stirred up by the low tide Passing close to starboard a groggy… More.