Muse

Prayer to the Muse

Calliope, oh, mistress of the pen,
Fair whisperer of the writer’s mien.
You give to us dreams, both dark and bright,
And the kiss of inspiration’s might.

You brush us with swift lightning’s force,
As we write epics of passion's course.
To you we keep our sacred duty,
To write of life’s dark shadowed beauty

All we ask, oh literary muse,
Is time to complete our written dues.
Keep us from the heart diminished,
And leave us not with work unfinished.

May we hold firmly the pen sublime,
That we might finish before deadline.
And keep your kiss upon our brow,
That we may write unto the final bow.

Morgan Hawke
(Believe it or not, this puppy is Original -- by Me!)