Gypsy

I saw a gypsy today

She was beautiful

I couldn’t look away

She was yellow and gray

The colors of the day

A bit too gorgeous

And not much to say

Stars on her little white wrists

Silken ribbons

Flowing from her hips

A smile that stopped time

Bittersweet as wine

She’s lost and she’s fine

Taking her time

I saw a gypsy today

Across the way

I heard someone say

Pick up a penny

Have luck for a day

But I picked that coin up

And I ain’t found no luck

Just wanderin’ and stuck

In the mud and the muck

But I saw a gypsy today