It’s a startling surprise
The girl with the Gypsy smile
And grey eyes
Scarves of gold and violent red
Tarots cards whisper his fortune.
Scarlet lips slowly read his life
There’s a frown hidden
Within that half-smile
He swore he heard her
Howling in the moonlight
Sacrificial dances
Jackal laugh
A startling surprise
This virginal romance
Vagabond with the sly smile
He swore he heard her crying
Laughing with a tear-stained face
Hands raised
A sacrificial dance
An offering
A startling surprise.