Fireblossom is slipping. Oh yes, it's simply the sad truth. Remember all the wonderful soulful poetry? Pretty good, yeah? Maybe you've noticed that she's stopped with all that and now writes about Babar the Elephant, and French Jesus and stuff. Sad. It's just sad.
There is a reason for this slippage, this flailing in the waters of words. Fireblossom needs a Muse.
Oh, I'm sure you remember the last Muse. Miss B Word.
But her departure has left things a bit slow around the Olde Poetry Factorie.
Don't you agree that Fireblossom would look better as shown below? (FB on the left, Muse on the right)
So, I'm swallowing my pride and asking. Feel like a career change? Are you the one to inspire the Poet and change her from this:
To this?
If this sounds like you, please apply at the Fireblossom Poetry Factorie, Detroit, Michigan. Payment in poems. Gratitude included. Generous benefits. Some holidays off.
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For someone who's lost her muse she still has a lot of imagination and creativity left inside of her...and I know FOR A FACT she will never lose her style!
ReplyDeletePS - Who's interviewing??
Could you use an old man to straighten up and sweep the place? Maybe 31 hours a week, so benefits not needed (except the ones mentioned in your post).
ReplyDeleteI'm clean, sober, friendly, with sense of humor--well, not TOO clean!
I'd like to work from home in the winter, though. Will that be a problem. Also I have HUNDREDS of wild stories floating around my brain--most of them true.
Shay--YOU are GoooooD!!!!!
hadn't noticed a diminution of poetry... you are doing important invisible work right now. You will rise again like a Phoenix from Arizona!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Hawaii my Friend!
Comfort Spiral
Muses come and muses go;
ReplyDeletelet who will, depart.
Soon must come a different one,
to energise your heart!
I only want to hear from you, whatever you have. If I need to wait, I'll wait for as long as it takes. You are the genuine article. (no pun intended, of course...)
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When my muse takes an extended vacation, I replace her with MUSic. Or I read a great book or poetry. It often works. If not, I spring clean those filthy corners I ignored while writing. Tee-Hee. That ALWAYS works because my muse hates to see me doing mundane housework. Good luck. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteSorry FB, I got nothing.... But it sure looks to me like your writing is as fabulous as ever.
ReplyDeleteHang in there.
jj
Well, I'm afraid I don't look much like the image you've given us.
ReplyDeleteThough, I would gladly accept either left or right.
Angel or Devil, I can be good or bad, or be very good at being bad.
Oh yeah. You are still inspired, even if it isn't coming out in love poetry. This whole post is inspired.
ReplyDeleteI'll send Joan Jett to your house asap, Twin!
ReplyDeleteI think a muse would only dilute your magic. Wonderful as always.
ReplyDeleteOH muse, oh muse, allow me to open my heart to you and allow me to feel your love yoru languidness of body, lithness of spirit...she will find you as you rest your head on the shoulders of those who love and care...we will always be here...near you, we will all be here.
ReplyDeleteKnow that your poems are amazing, muse or no you will always be an amazing poetess no matter what you write...
you are now free and the muse will be free to find you..enjoy the mystery while you can.
Love you
g
I think you purely and simply wore out your muse. But it's okay, she'll be bouncing back in no time. She just needs a little rest and relax time. She's probably already getting bored and will be back before you know it.
ReplyDeleteAnd, hey!, I liked your Babar poem! And French Jesus!
Can I borrow her if you find a new muse?
ReplyDeleteI need a little more spice in my life too.
Good luck (and I like all your recent poems).
I guess I haven't seen any of your Miss B Word-inspired poems. If this is what you do with no muse at all, I'd say you're fine.
ReplyDelete"Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write." ~Barbara Kingsolver
What exactly does being a muse entail?
ReplyDeleteMe and the Muse are down at Danny's. What's keeping you?
ReplyDeleteHey I just got an idea (ideas are usually baaaad, for me!) that I cannot of course BE your muse, but maybe I could AMUSE???
ReplyDeleteOMG! Ohhhh! I can picture my dream tonight (maybe a reality-dream??): ME, in a huge cooking pot being stirred along with eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog, etc., etc.
--grin!!!
PLEEESE do not be offended, Shay!
PEACE!
i think you've still got IT. but if you find another one, send her twin to me. me mind's on a bit of a holiday itself....
ReplyDeleteMuses are flakes ... inspiration needs to come from something less or more .. I am not sure
ReplyDeleteA muse is a muse.
ReplyDeleteYou should make sure that you get two (like I do). That way, if one falters, you'll still have another one to inspire you to great heights of creativity.
:D
Muse is as muse does...
ReplyDelete*raises hand*
Job sounds GREAT. ;) Should I add muse to my resume'?
Cheers!!
I agree with G. When you become bemused with one muse then you have a spare.
ReplyDeleteYou are brilliant. That much I am know for sure.
How did I miss this?! What the hell was I doing this day? I suppose the job has been filled by now. Drat.
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