Sunday, March 2, 2014

Unchained

The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897, by Henry Rousseau 

In the wind/chant mode
the vagabond gypsy
the spirit flouncing

pocks the mandolin strings,
peeks in the vessel
with vivifying quaff

turned in the mighty lion
ubiquitous two-moon-eyes
to find holy Grail…

Peep. Alarm. On the roll
insatiable day ‘dong’
so blurry the fairy tale.



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19 comments:

  1. Cait O'ConnorMarch 2, 2014 at 11:21 AM

    Clever creation.

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  2. Pat HattMarch 2, 2014 at 12:04 PM

    Like to find the holy grail of treasure lol but that's just a fairy tale, nicely done

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  3. Other MaryMarch 2, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    I like the description, "ubiquitous two-moon-eyes."

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  4. annell4March 2, 2014 at 2:10 PM

    Love the fairy tale!

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  5. Kathe W.March 2, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    very clever! Love it!

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  6. Kenia SantosMarch 2, 2014 at 4:05 PM

    Blurry or not, still a very clever tale. <3

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  7. RajlakshmiMarch 3, 2014 at 1:30 AM

    beautiful and witty write. :)

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  8. Silent Otto March 3, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    Something witchy this way comes ! Cheers Hum ' , loved it

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  9. LauraMarch 3, 2014 at 12:04 PM

    dreamy.

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  10. Brian MillerMarch 3, 2014 at 1:16 PM

    like the nod to the music on the wind...
    the vagabond life is free but not without its perils
    and the fairy tale can get blurry

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  11. TruedessaMarch 3, 2014 at 3:59 PM

    I liked the first stanza..it really pulled me in to read..

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  12. HelenaMarch 3, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Looks like the lion could be in awe with those ubiquitous two-moon-eyes! Nicely penned.

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  13. UnknownMarch 3, 2014 at 5:49 PM

    interesting diction choices

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  14. BerowneMarch 4, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    Poetry "in the wind/chant mode." Excellent.

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  15. Tess KincaidMarch 4, 2014 at 11:01 AM

    Oh that's a mental mouthful!

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  16. Gillena CoxMarch 4, 2014 at 11:55 AM

    so luv Verse2; looking up 'quaff' (◕‿◕｡)
    Much Love…


    much love

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  17. UnknownMarch 4, 2014 at 9:22 PM

    I like your refernce to the holy grail.

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  18. 21 WitsMarch 5, 2014 at 4:15 PM

    Not so blurry in my mind's eye, excellent magpie, I feel your fairy tale springing to life.

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