O goddess-muse from Olympus in the skies,
an answered pray'r direct from Zeus no less,
walking a-float, a-dance, a butterfly
You came to dry these wartorn, weary eyes
with Aphrodite's gentle, sweet caress,
O goddess-muse from Olympus in the skies.
Your voice: angelic song, a hymn on high,
healing cripples; mortals in distress--
walking a-float, a-dance, a-butterfly.
Though Ares and Hades come, you hear my cry,
and, by Athena, comfort me my stress,
O goddess-muse from Olympus in the skies.
Your face has changed Narcissus' selfish eye--
for he was I-- a brute, hard and heartless,
walking a-float, a-dance, a-butterfly.
In flesh and bone you take a weak disguise,
your aura glows right through your human dress,
O goddess-muse from Olympus in the skies,
walking a-float, a-dance, a-butterfly.
A contest entry
- Non Winning Pre-Write/End line Rhyme Only by piccola.
600 points, ended April 12, 2008, 36 entries
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Comments
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your voice, angelic song, a hymn on high. Cliche' but beautiful nonetheless. I like cliches to tell the truth. thank you for entering.
