The second part of my poetic series, The Muse Chronicles.
Polyhymnia was the Muse of Rhetoric. She was said to have brought fame to those who invoked her to aid their writing.
Sly Polyhymnia consists of three poems, In Sooth, Dream and Reality. Dream is a new addition, Reality is an edited version of The Act.
Come, come hither
Under the sun, sit thee here
Lend thine curious ear
Well will thee be rewarded
For thine time
And pen
Upon a thinking mind, I attach,
And organize the thoughts therein.
Trembling hands, a soft word: details to match,
Ignoring Her would be sin.
Such concepts even simple minds catch.
There is little to me,
Give me no countenance.
What I am, is nothing you can see.
I am of little substance,
And merely energy.
To the mind I find,
I give myself completely.
Leaving my old self behind
—without charging a fee,
Not even expecting to be repaid in kind.
Upon the mind, I inspire
Such great fire
That causeth many a buyer
To flock to the mire
Where I dwell
[Retire]
The first part of a series of poems, The Muse Chronicles, dedicated to and about the 9 Greek Muses.
Urania was the Muse of astrology and astronomy. And is aligned with philosophy and the heavens.
Urania’s Reflection consists of three poems: Discerning (previously Wisdom), Definition, Distractions.
To sit on a mountaintop
Alone,
But not lonely
The stars
Reflect your ideas
If you would but receive them
Stories etched in time
Fables yet to be told
If you but look for them
Follow into welcoming darkness
Worry not your place
For the stars guide all
This is where I'm going to write about whatever books I'm reading.
