A Kingdom for my Muse

 

Brow furrowed,

concentrating

in deafening silence

desiring to inspire;

offer hope up like a drug.

Hands poised above keys

that taunt and tease.

Words come forth

then disappear,

leaving me desperate.

Vainly searching

my ravaged soul

for that which fled

without warning.

Which shining star

in velvet sky

does my muse

now sit upon

and smirk.

 

© 2007 BrightEyes

 

Reviews

[Adrian K. Smith]

There is a playful manner that I find in this piece, which leaves me wondering at the nature of our muses. Might we not only find inspiration in different places, but find that our muses are of different varieties? I think of fairies and their ilk, as I picture the muse smirking. At times, yes, at many times, like holding a carrot out in front of us - our muses will taunt us, teasing us, almost leaving us to admit defeat before we are able to find that next word... sometimes, hidden right there, before our eyes... behind the smirk of a spoiled muse.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

yes a muse can be very fickle, one day you can write your heart out then they turn cold and your pen is writing scribble... a very well written piece my baby, absolutely loved you description of the muse.

[Floating on the feather..]

Thats true, writerscafe sucks big time.
The write has some thing to offer definitely, letting the readers know abouts the struggle, the expectations and the disappointments. I think all the members in writerscafe should read this.
This shall provide them with good insights.

Good job,
Shinjini

[Rhiannon Dragonraine]

Wow I think you have outlined the writer's struggle perfectly in this one. We all seem to struggle with times when we have the yearning urge to write and yet nothing comes forth and it is frustrating and sometimes infuriating and you have put it so well in this piece.

[Closed profile]

A very good poem.
Well written and full of both hope and despair.

I recognise the feeling, though luckily it is very very seldom I have a writers block

[Ailee Way]

aww this was really nice. i love the smirking muse image. like there's something having fun with us going crazy with writer's block. i want to read more of your poetry now. thanks for reading mine, too, by the way. you left me a really nice review-- i appreciate it. i'm glad to find you one here.

[Jenny Davis]

I absolutely LOVED the ending of this, the velvet sky where the muse is sitting! Simply divine poetry :)

[Michael Soul]

wow cant help but come back to this
scrap my last comment don't know what in taking about
my muse is the earth this im just finding out
evry thing that my mother is my mother the earth
god i sound nuts lol

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

Writers block does stink. But I dont think it stopped you from a wonderful poem. Great Write.


Thank You for the review on "Never Gone"

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

how i agree, writers block stinks!
great poem