Muses are seen as a source of inspiration for writers of poetry. They guide the poet and form his or her words. Often seen as mediators between the spiritual and sensual aspects of poetry.
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Place me on a pedestal and take me to the stars
enrich me with linguistic words of honey sweet
Fly me to the moon on wings of butterflies
dear muse, let your pearls resound inside this golden cornet
conduct in me a symphony with all the colors of the wind
inside this poignant writer's heart, there will always be a place
for you
So let us ruminate, reflect and contemplate together,
you and I side by side
floating high above the sky.
Climb the ladder of success with me, take me to Venus
so I can dance with the sun and cha cha with the moon
fly like a water ouzel and swim like a Mermaid
you and I side by side
for all time...
Jan 3 2023
Sponsor Regina McIntosh
Contest Name My Muse
Categories:
ouzel, appreciation, fantasy, muse,
Form: Free verse
I watched in the woods, until as I wished,
Upon a mossy rock lit an ouzel
In a shaft of light shining ‘midst the mists
Of a swiftly swirling stream in the dell.
If he came to dance, he had come to please.
My overgrown wren slowly flexed his knees
Blissfully bobbing, crying, “Zeet, zeet, zeet” –
A rousing rhumba on unmoving feet.
Looking about, in solitude, blinking,
As if for traffic, when with a quick move
And a clear note of joy, shrilly ringing,
Into the roiling cataract he dove
To the bottom of the water, how odd;
There to trod like some strange inverted god.
Categories:
ouzel, bird, god, nature, surreal,
Form: Rhyme