tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post671325636364056551..comments2024-01-18T05:29:43.265-05:00Comments on The Music In It: Adele Kenny's Poetry Blog: Prompt #88 - Muse-ingADELE KENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-15703585832101331952015-09-11T07:09:15.012-04:002015-09-11T07:09:15.012-04:00Words of a Barefaced Muse
On my lips out of the ...Words of a Barefaced Muse <br /><br />On my lips out of the sea of sleep at night—<br />'Of worn-out birds and hatred of the world that caged them <br />the fear of what may happen next and lost confidence <br />from day-to-day to hope for the best or dread the worst <br />one no more helpful than the other and here, every fresh start—<br />a bold experience—<br />such a play at this moment neither too little nor too much <br />of a man’s life to change—<br />is there any other freedom: things are whatever and wherever <br />they are, turn to greet them in this way—barefaced.'<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-18919461547262511712012-02-07T15:19:05.236-05:002012-02-07T15:19:05.236-05:00Thanks so much for your comment, Shaista! Yes -- W...Thanks so much for your comment, Shaista! Yes -- William Stafford is a glory! So glad you're enjoying the blog.<br /><br />My muse is definitely female as I believe the muses have always been! :-)ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-21444768173709513752012-02-07T13:24:53.645-05:002012-02-07T13:24:53.645-05:00Her voice belled forth and the sunlight bent... Oh...Her voice belled forth and the sunlight bent... Oh to marry a man who might think that of one! William Stafford is such a glory - I love the way you link so many different pieces of poetry together in each of your posts... Before the Muse was gendered, I wonder how men thought of Inspiration... And isn't it interesting that poetesses don't consider the Muse to be a masculine force? Do we? I don't think I do.Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-33295908278898510972012-02-02T05:40:17.493-05:002012-02-02T05:40:17.493-05:00Hello Janet,
Thanks so much for your comment! It&...Hello Janet,<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment! It's nice to meet you here. Thanks, too, for including the link to your blog -- I visited and enjoyed your work very much!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-55600694352019474062012-02-01T23:52:53.738-05:002012-02-01T23:52:53.738-05:00Enjoyed this post immensely...and I do so enjoy th...Enjoyed this post immensely...and I do so enjoy the lure of the Muse<br /><br />http://anotherporch.blogspot.com/2012/02/dark-winter-night.htmlJanet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-83392073838579686002012-02-01T15:02:06.199-05:002012-02-01T15:02:06.199-05:00Many thanks for kind thoughts. O yes, that's w...Many thanks for kind thoughts. O yes, that's what happens when the muse is silent, one imagines a Rhino in a Sushi bar, with thumbs!Russ Allison Loarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757215252727321125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-15101098772907618712012-01-31T13:46:12.089-05:002012-01-31T13:46:12.089-05:00Thank you, Adele, for this prompt. My Muse is miss...Thank you, Adele, for this prompt. My Muse is missing, but now I can try to find her!<br />I loved your poem, Russ, I loved a Rhino in a sushi bar...Jagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894651945136263360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-88789513380344235872012-01-31T11:50:32.803-05:002012-01-31T11:50:32.803-05:00As always, a great prompt!
Nice of you, Russ to s...As always, a great prompt!<br /><br />Nice of you, Russ to share your poems with us. Keep 'em coming!Bob's Mustangshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029970139144589691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-67162737288667859952012-01-31T11:05:10.889-05:002012-01-31T11:05:10.889-05:00Thanks for your poem, Russ! I'm so glad you...Thanks for your poem, Russ! I'm so glad you're posting here - I look forward to your words now and hope you'll continue to share with us!<br /><br />JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-74717759269811722342012-01-31T08:09:07.267-05:002012-01-31T08:09:07.267-05:00Thanks so much for sharing your poem, Russ! I like...Thanks so much for sharing your poem, Russ! I like the humor!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-69177904348441048802012-01-29T14:47:46.584-05:002012-01-29T14:47:46.584-05:00What a beautiful and profound Stafford poem. Here&...What a beautiful and profound Stafford poem. Here's my less beautiful and un-profound example:<br /><br />Like A Rhino<br /><br />How like a rhinoceros,<br />My dissatisfaction,<br />My petulance.<br />A rhino in a sushi bar,<br />All thumbs.<br />A meadowlark in a turbine,<br />All feathers.<br />A guy writing this stuff down,<br />On paper,<br />Trying to fabricate meaning,<br />Watching the tip of his pen<br />Carefully outline letters, words,<br />Whole incomplete phrases,<br />Hoping some great dark muse<br />Will speak.Russ Allison Loarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757215252727321125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-85958941433421170362012-01-29T06:45:42.504-05:002012-01-29T06:45:42.504-05:00Thanks, Jamie! (Next to poetry, I love research wr...Thanks, Jamie! (Next to poetry, I love research writing best.)ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-49331317157059573972012-01-28T21:03:08.351-05:002012-01-28T21:03:08.351-05:00Very cool, Adele! I love when you give us bits of ...Very cool, Adele! I love when you give us bits of history along with the prompts.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com