The Museum pays 10 Shillings
for 2 muses
So I built this trap,
filled it with muse food
I put in some friends of minimalists
one of picassos mistresses
bukowskis fiance
a book on psychological revolution
a compilation album
from the bad boy label
a collection of poetry
filled with ambiguity
I put it all under a large enough box
propped it up with ego on one side
and insecurity on the other
I sat under the closest tree
and waited and watched
till I saw this butterfly
I made silence in my mind
sat still breathed deeply
held out my hand
waited on the butterfly to land
that was sweet...love me some butterflies as well...guess the muse skipped your trap and came straight to you...
ReplyDeleteSo, that's how it's done! :)
ReplyDeleteRevealing and eloquent self portrait. Watch out for Bukowski's fiance, tho. I hear she steals poems.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this a lot! Fun poem yet deep and gentle at the same time.
ReplyDeleteNow I know why you have so many great poems - a personal Muse catcher hmmm
ReplyDeleteya know we could market them
Great One Shot my friend
smiles from the Moon
I made silence in my mind,
ReplyDeleteYOur silents breathes in me,
pulls me back,
holds me up.
and urges me to move on...
your poem made me write these down...words that I think I wish I could tell a special one...but I dare not...for I might hurt the angelic soul...
Clever, fun, abstract, intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThat was excellent! I love the idea of a muse trap, but especially the clever bait you used. I'm glad the butterfly fluttered by.
ReplyDeleteGreat work! This is why I follow you. Clever writing is certainly your strong point sir.
ReplyDeleteWe need to get together to trap my muse! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat piece. I really enjoyed it. I especially love.....I made silence in my mind
sat still breathed deeply
held out my hand
waited on the butterfly to land.....moving!
How much is a shilling worth in U.S. currency? A quarter? A nickel?
ReplyDeleteGood luck catching Muses, Theron - they can be devilishly evasive! (Nice One Shot!)
muse food... what flavor is that?? ;>
ReplyDeleteseems the muse trap worked..
ReplyDeletei love the idea of this and how you carry it out...also love the line
propped it up with ego on one side
and insecurity on the other
"propped it up with ego on one side / and insecurity on the other..." such blunt from the gut lines that balance a wide range of references reading like music.
ReplyDeleteI liked this...and I liked this best "I put it all under a large enough box
ReplyDeletepropped it up with ego on one side
and insecurity on the other"--'cause that's what poets are made of...Thanks, very clever. Gay @beachanny
Dear Theron
ReplyDeleteIts beautiful. I loved your slow developing the plot... and your words
"I put it all under a large enough box
propped it up with ego on one side
and insecurity on the other"
Thanks for sharing...
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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