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.

  • Chosen

    By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris In Response to visual prompt provided by The Sunday Muse Through the forest does he come Searching for his… More.

  • Who is Next?

    By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Blood of the land Seeping through desecrated leaves Leaving desecrated land Leaving desecrated souls Forbidden invasion Breaking into homes… More.

  • One Voice

    By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris One voice rose above the den of the crowd. A small but determined voice, intent on being heard. It… More.

  • “War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?”

    Reena’s Xploration Challenge #219 Include the sentence somewhere in your piece. “War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?”… More.

  • Faraway

    Response to Eugi’s Weekly Prompt –Lovers –February 22, 2022 https://amanpan.com/eugis-weekly-prompt-lovers-february-22-2022/ By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris That our love is as faraway and unattainable as… More.

  • Stripes

    In response to Stine Writing’s Simply six Minutes Writer’s Challenge By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris I think that I should like to be Stripes… More.

  • Time and Memory, I Think

    By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris I can’t say exactly when it happened. I think it was either so slow that I didn’t notice or,… More.

  • Salty Things

    Response to K. Hartless Prompt and d’Verse Poets Quadrille #146 I Live in Salt in 44 words only! By Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Oh Salt,… More.

  • The Sunday Whirl

    The Specter By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Within the temples crumbling walls a scuffling did sound A muffled boom four stories down Flung the… More.

  • Mind-Wandering

    By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Heat rose off of the grimy dryer door, laid open to dissipate the sweltering, man-made heat of the clothes-oven… More.