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Pulsating Muse

She visits but she won’t stay long Though where she goes to, no-one knows My words all seem to come out wrong As she departs and takes my prose I like to think I’m saving ink It’s clear in me she does belong My notions won’t form nice neat Rows Was not our symbiosis strong As slow she comes and quick she goes The empty page… It’s all the rage 15 June 2022 Contest: Posie Poetry Sponsor: Emile Pinet

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Jenna Logan

Date: 7/1/2022 2:22:00 AM

There is a sense of mystery about this one, Terry. Your muse? A fun read and congratulations for making Emile's winner's list.

Terry Flood
Date: 7/1/2022 12:31:00 PM

Thanks, Jenna. My muse is not a thing or a person, it’s just whatever little collection of grey cells it is that fire off ideas in my head. But ‘she’ has been one cantankerous lady lately, coming and going at her leisure. Hence this poem. Terry

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/30/2022 12:33:00 PM

Congrats on this winner in Emile's contest. Way to go. Sara

Terry Flood
Date: 6/30/2022 12:46:00 PM

Thanks, Sara. Congrats to you too. Terry

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/30/2022 12:24:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. A wonderful write. I love your ending. Enjoy your win, day/weekend with blessings...........

Terry Flood
Date: 6/30/2022 1:17:00 PM

Thanks, Paula. So glad you enjoyed. Terry

Emile Pinet

Date: 6/30/2022 9:53:00 AM

Congratulations Terry! Your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest. This contest was challenging, but your poem made the best ten poems list, well done my friend, Emile.

David Kavanagh

Date: 6/15/2022 10:33:00 AM

Damn these muse things Terry, you need inspiration, go read over your (No God of mine) best poem ever imo, it’s my default poem when needing some firepower, Go get em our Tel, cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/15/2022 2:13:00 PM

No it’s not just you Terry, You where certainly inspired writing that one, but it needs a better outlet than the soup can offer, try not let it sink into oblivion here, cheers!

Terry Flood
Date: 6/15/2022 12:03:00 PM

It’s funny how when our muse deserts us and we browse our previous ‘works’, we wonder how we ever wrote ‘that’. Or is that just me? Thanks for your very kind comment re ‘No God Of Mine’. I’m not a conceited person but I always felt that that one was Stephen King-esque. Thanks David, Terry.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 6/15/2022 10:28:00 AM

My muse seems to take a day or two off every once in a while. I surely do miss her and am so happy when she returns.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/15/2022 12:12:00 PM

My very best good wishes to you, Terry.

Terry Flood
Date: 6/15/2022 12:06:00 PM

Now my ‘project’ is done (just need to check over a second proof) I’m hoping I can drag my muse, by the hair, back to her desk and yell, ‘Think Girl!’ Here’s hoping. Thanks, Milt.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/15/2022 9:35:00 AM

My muse is very temperamental, perhaps because she comes from Greek stock, but i did fire her once, and a year later she was back. I think we could do without them at times, having said that I pleaded with her once to cut her holiday short! Always great to read your poems Terry. Hugs, blessings, Jennifer

Terry Flood
Date: 6/15/2022 12:10:00 PM

Thanks, Jennifer, I’d been sensing her absence for quite some time before she seemed to slam the door behind her. Took a bit of a break from poetry by getting involved in er… um… poetry. Weird… but a fact none-the-less. Terry

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/15/2022 4:12:00 AM

I think they all abandon us from time to time Terry but when they run out of money they soon come back lol. Tom

Terry Flood
Date: 6/15/2022 6:54:00 AM

Unfortunately, Tom, my muse dwells entirely in my own head so if she runs out of money… It means I’m skint. C’est la vie. Terry