Open Poetry #8 |
not amused with my muse ... |
Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Match to wick, spark to flame. Light by which to write ... words by which to give this ache a name. Pen on paper, tears on cheek. A prayer for clarity, relief from this pain is what I seek. The words wont come, must I beg for every line. This need so deep ... mere verse wont define. Without the rhyme ... I cease to exists. My muse again gone, her grace I need to enlist. Loss of poetic light, loss if inspiration. Loss of muse, loss of fascination. If I cant write, I cant breathe. Say a prayer for vision ... grant me poetic reprieve. Janet Marie (darn moody muse) I think I could need - this in my life If you're gone - baby you need to come home there's a little bit of something me In everything in you MB20 |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Ohhh, I can relate. I think our muses must be sisters or something, 'cause mine's the same way. Elizabeth I'm grabbing my hat and coat I'm leaving the cat a note Quick call me a ferry boat-getting out of town! |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
And if you had really lost it would we see this??? Jamie Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil. "Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely". |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Sounds to me that your muse is still around just having a mood swing as you said. We can still enjoy your wit with ones like these and heres hoping that it cooperates with you the way you seek. Enjoyed this even if it is filled with frustration. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
aww...soon, I promise...Mercury goes direct soon... (blame it on the planets, I say...lol) love to ya, m'twin...don't feel bad, my muse is not the least bit amused with ME...(she's such a ....oh nevermind...) Hugs. |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Hey Janet, Your muse seems to be dating my muse, and they are having a jolly good time... I say, let them have their time together... then they will be happy muses and come back with a smile of satisfaction... what says you? I seem to managing ok with my temp, if you wish I could send him over to ya... Well, with or without your errant muse, this one is quite effective... patience, my friend and things will be back to top gear soon... regards, sudhir [This message has been edited by Sudhir Iyer (edited 07-10-2000).] |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Hickory dickory dock two muse ran up the clock the clock struck one so you used the other one to write quite a nice poem about how you can't write. Peculiar how that goes is'nt it? "match to wick spark to flame. light by which to write words by which to give this ache a name." So lovely and poetic this description of writers block...... |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
I used to have a muse, But I think now she's dead. The only rhyme I can think of Starts with "Roses are red!" Hey there JM... Your muse never left, she's just hiding under the bed! |
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Ethan Halo Senior Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 793on the roof again |
i read the title and i couldn't help but smile. i see she's still on vacation, but judging by this poem, it's good to see she dropped you a postcard. =) take heart kiddo. perhaps this quote will help. "if the wind no longer calls to you, perhaps it is time to see if you have changed your name." -Elegos A'kla We all got our demons. We all got somethin' to atone for. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
sorry to interrupt, but ethan, I REALLY LIKE THAT LINE.... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Janet Marie When the muses take hiatus because they really hate us I fool 'em all and simply sit by reading here in Passionate I do not whine [oh, perhaps I have] I do not cry [oh wound be salved] I do not whimper [it's my dog] What you think I lie? [my mind is bogged...] So while you wait and sit and ponder take a travel to here and yonder read and read and read some more, before long the Muses are at your door. Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
This is sweet Janet - I see your muse is letting you write, but alas, not what you want to write about. It will come -- it always comes back. Muses need a rest, too. Hugs, ~netswan |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
thanks guys... Liz ... do ya think its chick thing? (dang hormones) LOL sorry you can relate tho jamie...thank you my friend... I get your sweet point... but its SO NOT how I NEED to be writing... ya know? Mark ... major mood swings LOL thank you for the sweet encouragement... it does help the frustration. Sen... AH yes...that damn mercury retrograde... cant you cast a spell on me or something LOL our muses are twins too right?...oh your gonna hope not...I wouldnt wish mine on anyone lol Sud ...if my own muse wont put up with me I doubt a temp will stay 10 mins LOL thanks for the offer and your kindness... Ethome ...thanks for the verse and the sweet words... as always...your wisdom shines. Chris ...I read your poetry... and your muse is alive and kicking butt thanks for looking for mine. Ethan...HEY YOU ...you make me smile too thanks for the cool quote ... maybe i will change my name..get a new muse LOL hmmmmmmm JM Dickenson....JM Poe...JM Bysshe Shelley naaaaaahhhh LOL post me a poem dude!!!! I need a EH fixx!! Sun... thank you for the poem and sweet advice I suspect this is exactly why I need Passions Rehab Swan ...thank you and Im glad to see ya back with us my friend... thanks guys ya make my heart smile jm |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Janet, my friend...I have that same ache to say something that I can't say...it is very painful...sheesh. I'm glad you are writing, anyway, in spite of the muse...when the time is right it will happen...patience is a practiced art. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Just take a little break, JM, go outside and see the world around you, inspiration is everywhere and it will come. Corinne |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
That little tanned hussy...when she comes back she's going to wish she had never left.. ...cuz you'll work her like a dog for to punish her serves her right for deserting you....she'll come back with a bang though I am sure!!!! When she does please post a "WARNING" on that poem!!! |
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michelax Junior Member
since 2000-07-05
Posts 16Malta |
JM, am I right in feeling you've had an emotional change lately? Seems to me like you feel the urge to explode into poetry, but no words seems to satisfy your heart so far! Frankly, I absolutley love your poem, and can feel your frustration as though it was mine. - Michelax |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Oh Jan big hug, I will find you your muse. I have even hired Uri Geller the spoon guy to help find your muse and we have got together with Steven Hawkins and the A-team who still haven't been payed form rescuing PDV from the teen forum. The bill is on the way PDV, no I.O.U's. SO hang in there... keep thinking of butterflies, they always inspire me. "I've been too honest with myself I should have lied like everybody else" faster-Manic street preachers. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
JM, Want help searching for that muse?? Bet we can round her up between us all!! LOL. I know how you feel. It is an awful feeling when the words won't come. Hope she comes around soon my firend. LW Poetry should surprise by a fine excess and not by singularity - it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almo |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I just hate it when that happens, too. Great poem about it, Janet Marie! Denise |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
When all else fails.......ask Gemini!!!!!!!! That's what I do!!! Marina It is a blessing to have wings for words, and passion in pen Marina Crossley |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
im sorry that you havent been inspired to write but do keep me amused with those witty, sweet Writer's Block poems of yours!!! thanx for the smile and may your muse be with you soon |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Janet, From the ache you baked a cake. Back to the top you go. *L* |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Janet - when your muse takes a vacation, do what I do. Go with her - lol. I have been where your poem leads. And.. I'm coming back someday |
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Jan Member
since 2000-06-14
Posts 114 |
Oh Girl, if I wrote like this with my muse on vaca I would be one happy child. It's good to see your work again. It is truly wonderful! |
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