{"id":93987,"date":"2012-08-03T14:55:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T18:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/93987\/muses-speak-friday-fling-piece\/"},"modified":"2012-08-03T14:55:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T18:55:58","slug":"muses-speak-friday-fling-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/93987\/muses-speak-friday-fling-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"AS THE MUSES SPEAK — a “Friday Fling” piece . . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/strong> <\/strong>“The Mirror of Venus” by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1898)<\/font> <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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AS THE MUSES SPEAK<\/strong><\/p>\n

They gather in that quiet place
\nwhere the silence of morning
\nand the dawn meet my day,
\nwhere a blank page awaits,
\nan easel for the words
\nand the images introduced
\nby the muses
\nwho occasionally visit
\nthis page that I write.<\/p>\n

And I linger there with them,
\nthese muses of day and night,
\nas I listen and watch them
\nbringing scenes to life,
\nhoping that they’ll share
\na word
\nor two
\nor three
\nwith me.<\/p>\n

And when they speak,
\nI must simply step back
\nand focus once again
\non what they have to say
\nas I listen very carefully
\nabove the din of the day.
\nAnd when that happens,
\nI can’t ignore what they paint
\nin the beauty of the rainbow
\nafter a springtime storm;
\nin the seagulls as they soar
\nabove the ocean’s roar;
\nin the mist settling
\nupon the mountaintops
\nas the sun begins to set.<\/p>\n

And when the muses
\nspeak to me,
\nas they only do
\nevery once in a while,
\nI take notes
\nand I reflect
\nand I learn from them.
\nAnd when the time
\nis precisely right,
\nI can finally share
\na word
\nor two
\nor three
\nthat they have shared
\nso generously
\nwith me.<\/p>\n

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“Apollo and the Muses” by Marten de Vos (1580)<\/font><\/p>\n

(c) barbara kausteklis 8-3-12<\/p>\n

Written for CPC Friday Fling\/
\n“The Friday Fling Muses on Muses.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/93931\/friday-fling-muses-muses\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks always for your visits and comments
\nand for being among the Muses
\nwho so generously encourage my words.<\/p>\n

Big Hugs.<\/p>\n

~barb~<\/p>\n

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