A-gypsying

audiobook

A-gypsying

by Anna Black Mezquida

EN·~45 minutes·48 chapters

Chapters

48 total

A-Gypsying

0:11

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

1:38

A-Gypsying

0:46

WINDOWS

0:29

THE CROSSWAYS

1:13

THE CRY OF THE SOUL

1:01

THE THINKER

0:22

THE THINGS WE LOVE BEST

0:58

ABSENCE ROAD

0:25

THE MEANING OF LOVE

0:53
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Description

This collection of lyric poems finds wonder and freedom within ordinary life. From a quiet, “drab” home, the imagination travels through enchanted landscapes, wooded paths, open skies, and the music of wind and water. The poems invite listeners to keep their inner windows open—to beauty, love, faith, and the unexpected grace of each day.

Many of these verses reflect on choices at life’s crossroads, balancing cherished memories with the courage to face unexplored roads. Others turn toward compassion, conscience, friendship, hardship, and the spiritual dignity shared by every living soul. Alongside the reflective poems are playful and romantic pieces, nature sketches, portraits of everyday people, and appeals for kindness toward the vulnerable.

Warm, hopeful, and gently idealistic, the collection speaks in a clear poetic voice about the freedom of the imagination and the responsibility of the heart. It is suited to listeners who enjoy traditional verse, vivid imagery, and meditations on finding radiance in a commonplace world.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~45 minutes (43K characters)

Release date

Oct 19, 2026

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Anna Black Mezquida

Anna Black Mezquida

A San Francisco writer with a remarkable range, she transformed firsthand experience, journalism, poetry, short fiction, radio, and film into a long and varied career. Her eyewitness letters from the 1906 earthquake offer a vivid glimpse into one of the city’s darkest moments.

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