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Misunderstood, Homeless and Desperate

Gypsies garbed in colorful robes fortune tellers on the seaside boardwalk sneers they get from nonbelievers “Vagrants,” they call tramps hobos from Hoboken to Alcatraz quietly passing the bottle to all in the boxcar don’t confuse thieves with gypsies and tramps we can say, “No,” to gypsies and refuse handouts to tramps the desperate who steal find a new home in jail *Entry for Lisa’s “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves” contest

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John Freeman

Date: 5/2/2012 6:01:00 PM

Brilliance in thought Carolyn. I love a poem that leaves the preceptual to the reader, dear. Agape, Moses

Joe Maverick

Date: 5/1/2012 5:18:00 PM

Hope this does well in the contest; its a hard job trying to make sense of it all yet its good to try Carolyn.."

Ronny Madonsela

Date: 4/27/2012 12:58:00 AM

yeah so true we allienate these people. Thanx for sharing write always. Ronny

John Loving Iii

Date: 4/26/2012 3:30:00 PM

i usually watch out for gypsies because they usually have a werewolf around them.

Daver Austin

Date: 4/26/2012 11:19:00 AM

Carmen was a Gypsy in Bizet's opera. She was no thief, but just too different. Don Jose did her in. Good! Speak up for the Gypsies. Luck in the contest. Love their music. Love, daver

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/26/2012 11:16:00 AM

This poem will do it good in a contest, well done Carolyn. - oxox love Anne-Lise

Deborah Burch

Date: 4/25/2012 5:14:00 PM

:) Very Clever Carolyn!! Well Done...hope your trip was successful...I'm waiting on my invitation to the fish fry ;) lol Big hugs,love deb