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<\/a><\/p>\nI listened for the Muse,
\nBut only heard her hum\u2026.
\nHoping for the lost chord
\nAll I got was a strum\u2026<\/p>\n
Inspiration is not a sensation
\nNor is it a thought,
\nIt\u2019s a movement of the Spirit
\nThat can\u2019t be conjured or bought<\/p>\n
Creation is not contrivance
\nNor is art mere artifice
\nIt requires a higher power
\nTo break the mental ice\u2026<\/p>\n
[So the warship of words
\nCan sail thru once or twice\u2026]<\/p>\n
Words are not like paints
\nThat dry and become set
\nMad Picasso raided the Louvre
\nMuttering \u2018I\u2019m not done yet\u2019<\/p>\n
[Adding to his \u2018masterpiece\u2019 to no avail
\nOnly to be carted off to jail\u2026]<\/p>\n
There is power in plasticity
\nShape shifters gather no dust
\nBut while words can be flexible
\nMeaning is a must<\/p>\n
Here I am
\nStill\u2026 as a mouse
\nHoping the still small voice
\nWill enter my house<\/p>\n
And I will feel his breath
\nThe joy and delight
\nBringing life, not death\u2026
\nUnexpected insight<\/p>\n
All real script
\nIs finally God-breathed
\nShall we transcend ourselves?
\nBe reborn or just relieved?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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