the gypsy dreams of love (by Meribeth Hutto)

Meribeth Hutto
the artist also known as Susannah Dean

    the gypsy dreams of love

    i see
    but
    two stars
    i said
    to rousseau’s
    lion
    though
    there are
    many
    in
    the sky
    when
    i turn
    toward
    you and
    look into
    your eyes
    the stars
    become pale
    because of
    the brilliance
    i see
    there, and
    the night
    brings
    me comfort
    as
    i lay
    on
    my side,
    alone
    holding
    my love
    in
    my arms
    as
    the wind
    cools
    my fevered skin
    as
    the water’s sound
    rings
    in
    my thirsty
    ears



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poem (c) 2008 by Meribeth Hutto
all rights reserved
used with permission of the poet

visit the artist on MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/cigarettes_n_coffee


Meribeth Hutto’s “the gypsy dreams of love” was inspired by
d.a. levy’s love poem of a lion and Henri Rousseau’s The Sleeping Gypsy



The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau
1897, Oil on canvas, 51″ x 6’7″ (129.5 x 200.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York

free fall off the brain wheel (by Meribeth Hutto)

Meribeth Hutto

the artist often known as Susannah Dean





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poem (c) 2008 by Meribeth Hutto
used by permission (thank you!)


to visit the artist on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/cigarettes_n_coffee