Melpomene
Melpomene, muse of tragedy,
Everlasting friend of misery,
Let us read your solemn poetry.
Perhaps you slumber in Autumn deep,
On the golden leaves where dew drops weep,
Molding out our dreams with those you keep.
Every poets dream you would assist,
No, those scribes, you never could resist,
Evanescence of the morning mist.
© Jim T. Henriksen
September 21st, 2005
Author notes
This poem won the gold trophy in Melpomene's contest "Mel has another one 4 You!". 
Thank you to masterblaster for helping me during a small writers block-crisis... 
Thanks, Di!
Thank you to Pookiebubu for helping me finding a better line than "Never could they ever you resist".
Evanescence (n): The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist". 
Written September 21st, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Mel has another one 4 You! by Phoenix Karkadann.
320 points, ended October 7, 2005, 4 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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Hi again, Vic! Which name has Nikki changed to now? I really should keep better track of my friends, it's so annoying when they change name so often... Thanks for the comment, and the applause, it means a lot to me!
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5 Stars *****
Melpomene, nikki, she is a close friend of mine.. although she changed her name now, people still remember her as melpomene .. thats how she had established herself... she is simply and amazing friend.. i feel just soo lucky to have a friend like her.. she is ever ready to help you...i mean.. whenever i feel down ( yea sometimes i do
).. she makes me feeel better with perfect words
she is amazing.. and it good to know that a nice soul like you is also her friend
take cares and have a nice time my dear friend.. just keep it up.. your humble little friend..
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.. .. - vic ( who else? )
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Thanx Jim.
This reply is one of the things I love about this site. I've never studied poetry, never read any except Rupert Brooke. Before I joined this site I didn't even know what a stanza was!!!
I'd write something that didn't feel right, or read something that didn't feel right, but not be able to say exactly why. Now because people here are teaching me things, I'm slowly learning to recognize exactly WHAT it is that does or doesn't feel right.
Thanx for the way you explain things and point things out, it's a great help!
Roz.
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Hi, Roz! The reason this was more appealing than the others, could be because this uses a different style, rhyming three and three lines. I will probably write more acrostics in the future, but I don't know when. I look forward to reading your first acrostic. By the way, an acrostic does not have to rhyme, nor does it need to have rhythm... For examples, look at the poems dedicated to me, listed at my front page (just above About Me). Thanks for the comment, and the applause! Jim
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interesting
Another great one. For some reason I find this one more appealing than the others, tho they're all great.Lol I gotta try this style of writing. Thanks for the education! I hope you're gonna write more like this?
Roz.
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Hi, Nikki! I am so glad you like the picture I found. Thanks for the comment!
Jim
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I love it the pic is way mad!!! Thanks Jim
Nikki
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Thank you, Marianne. I appreciate your good-luck wish, your heartwarming comment, and your wonderful applause! I truely hoped for a trophy, but an Honorary Mention is good too. I will add you to my favorites aswell, I want to read more of your poems!
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I love your acrostic!!!
And your masterpieces of Acrostic's keeps getting better Star!! Awesome idea for a great contest. I do hope you win this one. You wrote a masterpiece for mine. I will forever have you in my favourites! That's for sure!!
Marianne.
Good luck in this contest!!
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Hi, Dr P. Yeah, I just recently realized that my rhyming acrostic was also a triplet, though for keeping the acrostic together is not spaced into stanzas as a triplet should be. I guess adding Triplet to the title would be overkill, tough.
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Thank you, sis! Yep, you got me hooked! I don't know what does it, but it seems I got an uncanny knack of hitting right on with my poems... No, seriously, I just sit down and relax my brain, and ask myself what FEELINGS and WORDS come to me, then I try to summarize and mold these thoughts into a poem, ofcouse within the rules of poetry. Even freeform poems have rules, something that seems above the heads of some AP-poets (none named)... Oops, seems I talked myself away here. Thanks for the wonderful comment and the applause, joyce, I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart! Jim
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wounderful, i always woundered what evenesecnce meant (sp) i really liked the rhyming triplets (are they??) i suck at rhyms, and free verese, and acrostic so wow kudos to you
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Kudos!!!
Hey bro, This was fannnnnnnnntastic!!!!! Have I gotten you hooked on these now. LOL You really created a great tribute here and described Mel so wonderfully with your words.
I see from her comment that she was as taken by it as I was by the one you did for me. Jim, you are an incredible poet and I am honored to have found a friend and AP brother in you. This sounds gold to me. Best wishes in the contest and thank you for sharing this masterpiece. Joyce
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lol (sorry starhiker i just have to) yea you are nice lol...good luck jim!!!! (psst...mel...hes an awesome writer just so you know lol)
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Thank you Melpomene, I'm happy that you liked my poem, and I'm thrilled to hear that I hit bullseye! Thanks for the applause!
Btw, what did you mean with Awaken?
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lol, you think im nice Awaken! thankyou ....
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.... awwwwww... wow..... I love this!!! thankyou! I see you really analised my page! Im glad you chose this option, i wasnt sure if anyone would have Wow,.... thankyou, and goodluck, this is an excellent piece, you worked the rhyme well with my name
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Awww! Thank you, Kitty! Your comment and applause means a lot to me, and you will always be my favorite AP-niece!
One love
Jim
Your AP uncle
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Awww! This is amazing! I love the rhyming and the way this flows together nicely! Keep up the amazingly outstanding work!!
One love,
Kitty
Your AP neice
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Thank you, Huntress, I appreciate your kind words, and your applause warms my heart. Jim
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Thanks, Pookie. You should try doing rhyming acrostic, it's quite fun. About the line you refer to is sort of jumbled, I know, but I couldn't think of any other way to say it, and keep the starting "N"... I guess it falls under "poetic liberty". Thanks for the applause, my friend!
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You have written another great poem, I am sure she loved you using her name for it. Makes it more personal
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This is a great rhyming acrostic! I've never attempted the rhyming kind, but then, I've only just started writing acrostics!
I'm not sure about the line, "Never could they ever you resist", though. I believe I understand what you're saying here; the phrase is just awkward. Not sure how this could be re-written, but I'll think about it.
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Thanks for the comment and the applause, Lencio. You know, it's not the adding of rhyme to the acrostic that is hard, it's the adding of acrostic to the rhyme that is difficult!
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I just did one acrostic and you guys are doing it like it's so simple and this one go ahead and surprises me me even more by adding a rhyme to it! A wonderful tribute to Melpomene to be proud of.
Brilliant and well done, but how can I expect anything less from you?
Love and light,
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Thanks, Victor the Dragon King! I guess I hit right on with this poem, then? Thanks for the applause, my friend...
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lol another great one...and by the way shes really nice too...shes commented on some of my poems and ive chatted with her alittle...way to go jim!
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