A Reluctant Muse

As with people
Art comes in all shapes
and sizes – colors and
shades, are the lenses 
of distortion, while the lights
of revelation; textures are
our sniffing out, the soul like a
canine, on the scent of its
substance...

The novice starts with subject
or theme; while those more hearty 
trust in the unseen Force of art – 
stepping from its precipitous
ledge with mortal abandonment

free-falling, taken only pen
and brush in tow; pads, paints and
primed canvasses – all instruments of
of man's omnipotence 

The Muse hollers, Nay! 
While I say, work with me
or die, plummeting toward
the unforgiving bottom....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Zahid Avatar
September 25, 2021 at 10:32 AM
Give her time. Your muse is wonderful... And she will always find her way back to you
DiMino Avatar
September 25, 2021 at 12:40 PM
Ok...thanks to your wise council, I will put a net at the bottom:) It was just the usual lover's spat:) Blessings my friend!
Nicole Avatar
September 20, 2021 at 8:12 PM
Words will always find you, when the time is right. (I understand the frustration in waiting) Sometimes my muse likes to hide in the clouds. I never rush her though, she will come out to play whenever she is ready. "The Muse hollers, Nay!" Yes, sometimes it does. This thought made me smile. :) Brandy
DiMino Avatar
September 21, 2021 at 6:46 AM
Hi Brandy; extra coffee for our muses! Blessings my friend. Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
Rodrigues Avatar
September 20, 2021 at 4:48 PM
The Muse hollers, Nay! While I say, work with me or die
DiMino Avatar
September 20, 2021 at 6:56 PM
Hi Kim; that muse, always needs persuading – dumb fool will never learn:) Thank you, Kim. Have a great day!
Romios Avatar
September 20, 2021 at 8:45 AM
Prince de Mino....so wonderful this is, I fired my Muse years ago. I fly alone. Music is what keeps going and simply penning, Check your email from me.great news. You are part of it. Thank you.,, Panagiota xx
DiMino Avatar
September 20, 2021 at 7:01 PM
Hi Pangie; I know what you mean, I could not live without music. Always singing (howling) about the house, in my so-so tenor voice. I could have been somebody -- don't know what went wrong:)...thank you, Pangie. Have a great day my friend!
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