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To: Lady Jag; MEG33; HopeandGlory; Kathy in Alaska; Knitting A Conundrum; SevenofNine; Lost Dutchman; ..

Good morning, everyone!

Muse


When, in the night, I wait for her, impatient,
Life seems to me, as hanging by a thread.
What just means liberty, or youth, or approbation,
When compared with the gentle piper's tread?


And she came in, threw out the mantle's edges,
Declined to me with a sincere heed.
I say to her, "Did you dictate the Pages
Of Hell to Dante?" She answers, "Yes, I did."


- Anna Akhmatova
Translated by Yevgeny Bonver, August, 2000 Edited by Orit Bonver, August 2000

1,685 posted on 06/30/2008 6:12:11 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I soar- 'cause I can...)
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To: Soaring Feather

In The Night She Hears You

She sleeps, or pretends too,
yet listening to the words out of the night.
She hears them, discern some, others without a clue,
shape her thoughts be they good, or right.

She lies there, hearing the words that were saved,
saved until she was in bed, so they could be said.
Words that hint at problems, now these are engraved,
and she perceives them, not understanding the inner dread.

Sounds of pain, and anger too, and silences that cut deep,
she lays there and weeps, unsure what to do, or say.
A child in confusion, left behind and so afraid to weep,
loving those who argue, wanting only good this day.

Parents never understand that children hear it all,
and hurt along with you in ways that they can not define.
Take the time to hear it from the viewpoint of a child small,
perhaps you’ll learn a lesson, there’s more here then just thine!


1,686 posted on 06/30/2008 7:13:06 AM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( Poetry is the jazz of words, laid down by a feeling soul.)
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To: Soaring Feather; Lady Jag
Meet my "MUSES"

 


1,687 posted on 06/30/2008 7:18:41 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...............CHANGE We Can Believe............My "VOICES"!....)
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To: Soaring Feather

Good morning, Soaring Feather. Love the poem and the graphic is adorable.

*Hugs*


1,693 posted on 06/30/2008 9:10:43 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Donate to FR anytime at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: Soaring Feather; tomkow6; NY Attitude; WayzataJOHNN; Kathy in Alaska; MEG33; Allegra; ...



Erato
 
  pay homage to Erato
for she plays her flute
long into the night
her music as sweet
as the fragrance
of her crown of roses
the muse of love poetry
her inspiration lays
in waiting
for the poet's repertory

Faith Elizabeth Brigham



1,694 posted on 06/30/2008 9:20:52 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Donate to FR anytime at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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