Once There Were Nine, Now There Is One (For Me)
I Only Need One Muse, And I Have One
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The text below is taken from Greek Mythology - The Muses. It is the reason for this poem along with a tenth Muse who is the one who inspires me to create every day. I believe everyone knows who that is and without her, I would not be writing.
In “The Theogony,” Hesiod tells us that there were nine Muses – and most authors, especially since Roman times, abide by his account.
Thalia (“The Cheerful One”) - the Muse of Comedy
Urania (“The Heavenly One”) was the Muse of Astronomy
Melpomene (“She Who Sings”) - the Muse of Tragedy
Polyhymnia (“She of the Many Hymns”) was the Muse of Hymns and sacred poetry
Erato (“The Lovely One”) was the Muse of Lyric Poetry
Calliope (“The One with a Beautiful Voice”) was the Muse of Epic Poetry
Clio (“The Celebrator,” “The Proclaimer”) was the Muse of History,
Euterpe (“She Who Pleases”), was the Muse of Flute-playing
Terpsichore (“The One Delighting in the Dance”), was the Muse of Choral Lyric and Dancing
Then I have my Muse who to me is most important of all.
Once There Were Nine, Now There Is One (For Me)
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It’s true that Thalia can make me smile
And Melpomene’s songs are sad still
Urania Muse With Sun And Moon
Polyhymnia sings a prayer
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Erato could help much of my work
Calliope’s Voice Sweet Like My Muse
Clio Is A Source Of Ancient Truth
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EuterpePlays Flute, My Muse Piano
Terpsichore Dances Around With Joy
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My Muse Gives Me All Of This And More
She Frees The Words From My Mind To Share
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Comments (3)
Lovely, tight, and the muses as backbone works really well. I'm intrigued by the capitalization formatting
What a cool muse you have ☺️
As always, brilliant!