GIPSY CAMP

The violins started to play; slow melody at first, like a sad song that was being pulled from the gipsy man that was the player standing in the circle with the other players. His eyes were half closed when playing the violin, his curly dark hair coming over his shoulders, his brown right hand wearing an emerald ring moving up and down when creating the magical and beautiful song, which was the lead melody in the group. Little by little in that gipsy camp, the young girls started to gather in the circle to swirl around under the gipsy violins.
In a sudden, the melody jumped from sad to energetic and powerful. The gipsy girls then could show now their talent to their big family around that happy camp. They were dancing with all the beautiful colors displayed in their skirts, jewelry and bright happy smile.
Then, there she was, Ruby, wearing her dark red skirt, beautiful gold and red jewelry in her ears and arms, long necklaces with many beautiful beads; and very light in her steps she was. Truly, Ruby was the center of attention on that circle of gipsy dancers. And she seemed so happy and self assertive, which she really was...

                                            Art by C. Natali - copyright 2003