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.

  • 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.

  • Sweet Bee

    A bee landed on my arm todayI could have scared it or squashed it or waved it away It could have been a… More.

  • Waiting

    Waiting for that phone callfor that text that never comes Wondering what went wrong all those times we spoke before Afraid a misstep… More.

  • Poems Accepted for Publication!

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  • On the Southern Side

    On the Southern Side He lives there, ‘cross the lake that’s froze now, but in the spring there’s frogs and minnows. We ain’t… More.

  • A Country’s Nightmare

    Afraid of the nightmare the untethered dictator will bring with broken words and rights won now lost His rise will scar a countryonce… More.

  • Rhythm of the Sea

    Ocean breeze cleanse my soullet sand and time remove life’s soilSunshine warm my cold shriveled skinrestore my heart that I may live again… More.

  • Vapid Response

    In response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #350 – VAPID (In 60 words!) The girls were out for a stroll one kept… More.