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The Torment of Muses

The Torment of Muses In the quiet hours In the darkness of the night With pen in hand and paper, I struggled so to write. There was a great disturbance That made me sit up straight And thinking that I...

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There is truth in this write. I didn't think I would live through last year and all the pain and grief I've gone through has given me a stronger voice. Anyone that can touch upon the heart like you...

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Calliope (epic poetry) Clio (history) Erato (lyric and love poetry) Euterpe (music) Melpomene (tragedy) Polyhymnia (sacred song and oratory) Terpsichore (dance and choral song) Thalia (comedy) Urania...

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You keep knocking them out of the park..I write about my muse when I'm stuck too..I have a couple of "musr" poems floating around here. But they are not nearly as good as this piece of yours. You are...

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Sarah...thank you for the kind words. You know, sometimes we just want to be put out of our misery and be darned about becoming stronger. LV ... there was a time I wrote about lust and passion (that...

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Hi Denise, Welcome to Constellations!! I am speechless, this touched me very deeply and reminded me of lonely nights of which I struggled to write what was going on inside of my head! Excellent...

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This is perfect! I agree, when there seems to be a writers' block going on the best thing to do is write about just that :) My muse enjoys being written about .. but as John says, she likes to sneak...

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Angel and Jan ... thank you for reading and knowing that you both relate ... lessens the desire for me to beat my muse to a pulp for "disappearing" ... lol.

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Feeling the words roiling inside the mind and heart and being unable to transfer them to the paper could drive a body mad!! There have been so many times this was the exact truth for me too...now,...

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AlluraD, thank you for reading and being able to relate and for the warm welcome.

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Hi Denise. Wow, this is classic! I'll go with brilliant too...no way your muse could ever stray far with the kind of talent you possess. So fluid... In your quest you've searched for The very thing...

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yes, sometimes the best thing to say to a demon is "Hello!"

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Good read :) Relate, I'm having a little difficulty myself here lately.

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(((((Denise)))))) My muse has been hiding from me for several months now....or maybe I'm hiding from it ~smile~ I learned a long time ago that poetry is driven by the voice of the heart, and the...

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Momluvs, the muse she is a pesky thing that pulls you from sleep or keeps you awake when the eyes grow tired and the brain feels weak. This is deftly crafted stuff. And how well words heal and stave...

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Rick, thank you...unfortunately my muse has been known to go dormant for years at a time...lol. Thank you for the sweet words. Willowdown - you are correct, I've been saying hello to quite a few...

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I think your muse is just fine................we all struggle at times to unleash the words we wish upon the page........sometimes they are right there in front of us and we do not recognize them for...

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Your poetry of the torment We ALL go through is Spot On Perfect, Denise, and what's even better is the way you gifted it in wonderful form where there is Not A Doubt in how we can sooooooo relate!!!...

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Thank you ogreific and Bri, for reading...I'm glad you enjoyed.

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