Is there such a thing as destiny
or do we but drift and die, haphazardly
Mother, father, sister, brother
friends and others, lovers
Finding out very recently
understandably; remarkably
that I may have some Gypsy blood in me
Or if that is not a “politically correct” thing to say
then come what may
Call me a nomad, vagabond – I’ll be what you say
You see my infatuation with Gypsy charms
Magic Tarot; destiny
A palm reading chart in a locket round my throat
Mystery
Heady days, running on auto pilot
twisted thoughts seeking devotion
a broken paddle pulling the weight of the ocean
while longingly I miss a homeland:
Of mountain and sea
an Italian grotto, complete with statuary
or a Greek brigade heading through the night
a glittering Gypsy caravan
filled with laughter and light!
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Goddess of the Mist (
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ANGELA HERE - BUENAS DIAS *Goddess of the Mist* (Mystical Name) Thanks for your elegant Poem extolling the virtues of *LOS GITANOS* The Gypsies ! My PAPA is Spanish from Sevilla so I have a lot of Gypsy Blood - I am a FLAMENCO SINGER & DANCER also a PHYSIOTHERAPIST keeping People Supple & Mobile ! Brians Father is Welsh so He is a Celtic Gypsy. Weve only been married Seven Weeks so no *Bambinos Gitanos* yet ! What State are You in ? Each one has a different Culture. Hawaii & Alaska are on different Planets ! We love the different Ethnic Groups in the USA - Native Americans ~ Inuits - Afro-Ameircans - Polynesians - Hispanics - Rancheros - Amish - Mennonite & the 60's Hippies & Hill Billies etc etc an exciting *Melting Pot* indeed !
Love your POEM - in these days of LOCKDOWN we all have to release our *Inner Gypsy* GYPSIES are given a bit of a hard time in the UK because they are Nomadic and like to roam the Country in the horse Drawn Caravans & Motor Homes. They are more acceted in Northern Ireland because every Irish Mon is Gypsy @ Heart ! We dont do email but we do post Poems about Flamenco etc etc. We havent posted a Poem today but We have posted a FUSION (click on DEVELOPING to see it) *WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM LOCKDOWN* Please check & add a POEM - Thanks A !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Angela & Brian 💛💛💛💛💛
Thank you so much for your kind comment, and how nice to hear from a fellow Gypsy 🙂 !! I live in Florida, and you are very right about how much cultures differ from place to place. I will check out your fusion!
A lot of Roma (their usual endonym) object to the word Gypsy, and its equivalent Cigane in most other European languages. (A few say, oh, we're called Gypsies in English.) The few I've met call themselves Roma, and that's the term a Facebook friend of mine uses - he speaks about 30 languages, has learned Romani, and has translated some Romani poetry into English.
Angela, as you know, Spanish Roma are a pretty different bunch.
I just learned that the Spanish obscenity 'chingar' is a loan from Romani.
Roma dukker (practice divination) for the gajo (non-Roma), but I think they don't do it among themselves.
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