The Fortune Teller

The old woman has the magic eye she can foresee things
She informs people when they visit her what the future brings
She is dressed in a flowing swathe she has a crystal ball
She can tell you your fortune she can reveal it all

Gypsy blood runs through her veins from the old days
Her mother used to have the same fortune telling ways
Handed down through generations to the gifted few
They can reveal your future and the things you’re going to do

Is it magic or is it just weird how these women have the gift?
What they say will make you sad or give your spirit a lift
Cross her palm with silver and she will let you know
Everything you want to hear and how your future will go

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 11/12/2009 7:07:00 PM
sometimes i wonder if gypsies wqs just a romantic notion for peasant to become suitors gfor a prince?
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Date: 11/9/2009 10:22:00 PM
Nicely written poem, but personally I would not trust them. For one thing, in predictions, sometimes things do happen and sometimes they don't because something has altered it. I feel that we pretty much are responsible for how we choose to live our lives. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your congrats on my featured poem. Caroline.
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Date: 11/9/2009 3:56:00 PM
sorry strickly forbidden. john
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Date: 11/9/2009 1:47:00 PM
Very Interesting a good write...thanks for the congrats on Public Pretender...Danny
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Date: 11/8/2009 10:31:00 AM
Awesome write, Pamela! I have always wondered about the connection fortune tellers seem to make with those who seek their input. Perhaps it is magic; perhaps it is the will of those who visit fortune tellers to believe what they say. You certainly make us think. Very nice! Love, Carolyn
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