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Let The Muse Snooze

Let the muse snooze! The poor dear having been drained of all rhyme in search of reason… Let the muse have a day of rest...when, regenerated he will be closer his best… But don’t let the muse confess -- that he relies on a higher address… maybe even, an all inspiring Jesus He let his muse snooze… what the heck, his muse long played, the author tried dealing word-cards from his own pictured deck. He dealt a rhyme, in manic time, thinking himself a Carson City gambler then a bandit with a slot marked dime realizing himself a trite rambler Then played a horn and beat a drum….

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Date: 3/9/2024 1:40:00 PM
This is an enjoyable and clever write.Some of your remarks to comments below made me giggle
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Joe Dimino
Date: 3/10/2024 7:59:00 AM
Hi Andrea; thank you, giggles are good. Have a beautiful day!
Date: 3/9/2024 11:29:00 AM
This is very clever and your formatting of the poem made it even better... the muse is very powerful indeed..
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Joe Dimino
Date: 3/10/2024 8:01:00 AM
Thank you, Si; where would we be without them, helping us find ourselves in them and them in us? Blessings my friend.
Date: 3/9/2024 7:16:00 AM
You conveyed well, my friend, the power of muse. It has its own mind--we can't control it. I liked the wordplay and the dialogue, Joe. May be the muse must return now to do what it does best.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 3/9/2024 7:22:00 AM
I'm helpless without such mystical-like influence. Thought I actually saw my muse once, in the flesh, raiding the refrigerator at night. When I switched the kitchen light~ it was gone...and so was my leftover thick-crust pizza. Must be a Sicilian muse. Thank you, Vijay.
Date: 3/8/2024 8:56:00 PM
The muse is interesting. I liked this poem. I guess the horn playing and drum beating means the day of rest is over.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 3/9/2024 7:10:00 AM
You got it! Thank you, Hilda -- I was starting to think that I should of woke the Muse before I started writing this poem:) Blessings my friend.
Date: 3/8/2024 5:11:00 PM
quite clever, Joe! A delight to read. Muses are unpredictable at best.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 3/9/2024 7:11:00 AM
Thank you, Sara; my modest attempt at levity -- what the heck! Have a beautiful day my friend!

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