Twice Stirred.
Suspended at doors of rigid, well-defined
thought ineptly hangs Whimsey,
which poets unlatch to employ Muse-flight
in releasing imprisoned minds.
Scribes like to delight in beguiling imagery
not caring where reality ends
and fancy begins as wonder sews gossamer
alongside truth, awe takes music
as canvas and paints make-believe dreams
from its surges of beauty,
pen catches sunset in assonance and invests
raindrops with sparkling gems.
Writers see colour in extra dimensions that
sings of excitement for romantics
who cling to the ethereal give idealized zeal
from their lateral view with
passion's inventions which win reader-fame
so Utopia being twice stirred
seems authentic and Eden itself no illusion.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
Offline) - Published: May 7th, 2017 03:23
- Comment from author about the poem: Greek Mythology Aesthetics: Calliope, the Muse of Epic Poetry. 1/2 “I hear her call me now; Calliope. She dances in rooms made all of windows, In delicate tones her calls reach sweetly Stands naked amongst cast off silken bows. So lightly she leaps among the sunbeams Her gift bestowed, poetic cache replete A tiny figure, seen only in dreams On her face, her happiness shines complete."
- Category: Fantasy
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Comments4
Good write Fay.
Great writing Fay
THANKS FAY ~ For lifting our minds and spirits and also the quality of verse (on MPS) to a much higher plane. Greek Literature ~ Poetry ~ Art reached levels we seldom touch today if ever. The vision you paint in you picture and comment ~ of Calliope dancing naked is much too perfect for me to pass comment ! Writers and especially poets do not care where reality ends and fantasy begins and they spin for us ~ make-believe dreams. Because I am a Writer (and not an artist) I love the premise in your second verse ~ that writers have extra dimensions ! This does enable us to "twice stir" (and autheticate) UTOPIA and even grant reality to EDEN ~ Amen. I don't know what you're on FAY (is it Scrumpy ?) but your Poetry is DIVINE ~ Yours B.
Your comment brings is greatly valued in this effort to instill reasons for writers to carry on the good work Brian - and the question about what my tipple is doing to the production of verse brings out a smile cos straight cocoa with milk is my bedtime preference - after of course I have supped on a glass of ol' barley wine....... !!! Thanks again for your support my friend.
Damn good in its own write
Calliope is all these things and more... her beauty and mystery limited only by the imaginations of those poets and authors who pen her name...
Ha - - - Damn welcome that you chose to resurrect this tribute to poet and Muse dear friend........ my pen must have been working overtime to scribe such verbose Whimsey - - but great that you liked it and bundles of thanks for your time in peering through my small scribbles.......... x Fay
it is always a pleasure and I like whimsies ..
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