an ode to my lovely muse.

It is a prayer every writer makes to his/her muse and to the gods of words at least once in a lifetime.

Oh, ye gods of words,

mightier than knives and swords,

listen to me as I say,

fill me with words, I pray.

Words twisted like grapevines, 

lost in black curves and lines.

Words as clear as crystal stones,

as old as time-bleached bones.

Words as new as global warming,

Words as grand as bastille storming.

 

Now, ye gods, let this be done and said,

fill me with words, fill them in my head.

Let them tinkle, let them scream,

or flow like a sea bream.

Let them babble, let them bicker,

let them weep, let them snicker.

Let them inflame,  let them simmer,

let them shine, let them glimmer, 

let them ripen, let them sweeten,

before they are done with and eaten.

Musical words with rhythm,  assonance, rhyme

fill me with words of forgotten time.

Words of far-off coasts and bays,

let me forget my salad days.

Oh, ye gods, listen to me as I exclaim,

fill me with words, wild and tame.

Make me your minstrel, let me sing,

let the words buzz, let them ring.

Quaint,  fresh, exotic, banal words-

mightier than knives and swords. 

Fill them in my dreamy sights,

fill them in my insomniac nights.

Fill them in my dusks and dawns,

words as mellow as Scottish lawns.

Fill them till my alarm rings,

fill them till the morning sings.

But after that, 

      Onto a spare bit of parchment,

      let them flow through my pen,

      for talkative words, like these,

      require ears of mortal men.

      

            ***

Author's Note

This is my prayer to my muse. Once, she had gotten particularly lazy and I wrote thisto her.:)

Reviews

[Nusquam Esse]

Not really sure about your addition of Global warming, it seems out of place (if nothing else, cycles of warming and cooling are no new phenomenon.) and makes the rhyme seem forced and contrived. I feel the same about the line 'Salad days', a better rhyme I think would be something about "silence betrays". You are also missing a space after 'weep'. All in all, I think there are more lines than needed, to the point where they start stalling a bit, I would pick out the best lines, and see if you can't cut out maybe 20% of what is in here, so that the gems can shine more?

[Moonie]

Geez, thanks a lot. I wanted the effect of using modern words in lines that remind you of the victorian era to come through, and that is why I have used words like global warming and salad days. Global warming is a pretty new phenomenon. As for the salad days, the poet is (or rather I am) wishing that the muse will help him develop his poetry and let him forget the days when he was an amateur or a novice in the field.
This is my longest poem ever, and one ofmy lovely readers told me that I should add another paragraph. And thank you for poing out the spacing error. Most people just overlook it. Thank you, dearest reader. :))

[An owl on the moon]

What a wondrous, moving, enriching prayer for inspiration, for light, for life-giving words to flow through you! I am deeply sorry I did not find this lifting dedication to your muse just a little sooner. Smiling and sighing at the glory of her, her magic that comes through you. She is surely a goddess of words and you her divine vessel. :)

[Moonie]

Thank you so much, Craig! Always appreciate your beautifully worded reviews!! They sound like a poem themselves! ❣

[An owl on the moon]

So kind! I am just grateful you are here to enchant pages with your magic musings. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

i like it! you haven't missed a thing .. all the nuance of thought, musing, word picking .. casting aside .. themes just out of grasp .. and oh the greatest need of all .. for parchment and pen ;) how many lovelies are lost for the lack of .. glad i found this one .. enjoyed it very much .. connects me to kindred hearts :)
E.

[Moonie]

Oh wow! A lovely review to suit my lovely mood! Thanks so much, E!!:) :)

[Alfred Kukitz]

The poem's energy comes right off the page. I can see you two dancing and whirling creating this huge poetic storm.

[ReneeJ]

You are really good with words and I love how you often go beyond the norm and be creative

[Moonie]

Thank you ma'am. Going beyond the norms is now a hobby for me. Lol.:)) I really appreciate that you stopped by to read my little scribbles. :))

[Frieda P]

So creative, obviously your muse looked kindly upon your soul when you pen'd this beauty!

Words as grand as bastille storming....YES!

[Moonie]

My muse is a kind little soul, though extremely lazy, and apparently, she heeds my prayers. ;) thanks for the lovely review and comment. :))

[Frieda P]

She must have been on holiday for a bit, I know that feeling....muchly enjoyed, I may have to revisit when my sweet muse betrays me ;)

[Moonie]

Oh, you are most welcome to revisit. But I hope your sweet muse never betrays you, dear Frieda. :))

[Frieda P]

I think it does us all at one time or another, I panic, it's my therapy, and muchly cheaper hah :)

[Moonie]

Hahaha. I mostly panic too. Thinking that I would never write a poem again. I panic generally just after writing a poem, like after a day or two, thinking that this is my last poem.:)

[Frieda P]

Exactly....ha I'm glad I'm not the only one :)

[Shelly]

I love it, really speaks to me.

[Moonie]

Thanks for this short little review. It echos volumes in my heart. =)I am very happy that you like it.:)

[Patricia Wedel]

dear poet... Love "make me your minstrel...
let me sing..." A muse is a breeze in a willow...
mellow and true. Lovely poem... truly... Pat

[Moonie]

Thanks a lot for the love, dear Patricia. I'm glad you liked it. Pat accepted.=))

[Annabelle Lee]

something something something words
mightier than knives and swords

Lol the lines that went like that really stuck out. Extremely poetic and have such a romanticism about them. Very well penned.

[Moonie]

Lol, thanks. I'm glad you liked this. =))

[Chris Micha]

Great job, and the way it was written gave it a wonderful feel to it. I really appreciate this piece!!

[Moonie]

Thanks a lot! I wanted to write a poem with modern words but in the victorian era style. Hope that came through.=)

[Violet Stone]

Very interesting and enjoyable! I have no bad things to say about it and totally loved it so keep it up as you just seem to get better and better! :)

[Moonie]

WOW! Geez, thanks a lot for the love, dear violet stone. I appreciate that you liked the poem.:))

[Violet Stone]

You're very welcome! I'm happy to of had the pleasure of reading it :)