I am always trying, it’s on my mind both night and day
But what’s a poet to do when her muse just wants to play
I’ve begged, cajoled, prayed and pretended but it’s just no use
My muse just turns up her nose, that makes for another excuse
I think my muse is tiring of my futile attempts to write
She even fell asleep as I was turning out the light
Night time is my best time to think, she used to help a lot
But now it’s another story, one without a plot
And what’s made it even worse of late, you see
Is the letters are disappearing from my computer keys
And with Hunt and Peck, the system that I use
It takes awhile to figure out each word from my muse
Seems there’s always something standing in my way
Maybe I’ll just join her for another play filled day
And if by chance she happens to think of a poem or two
I’ll be sure to write it down and enter a contest just for you
Dee Garner
©June 11. 2009
Another huguenauties contest poem
Author notes
A poem written for our Hugh Wyles Favourites group contest
In a list
A contest entry
- HUGUENAUTIES CONTEST No.# 45 FOR MEMBERS OF HUGH WYLES’ FAVOURITES GROUP ONLY!! by huguenauties.
1200 points, ended June 24, 13 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Well
I don't know Hugh but if my Muse has gone there it needs to come home, I am tired of gettng half way through a poem and going brain dead,brrn stuck in the middle of a story forever and my keys are sticking even though I spray them out
with dust remover. No worry there are no kids in my house to sniff it.
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Oh My~
I could not help but chuckle for this brought a HUGE smile but also- I felt like...
I have been there too
Congratulations on Your HM!
-throws confetti- Woot
Yay!!!
Tight rhyme and I felt a whimsical dance come on
Another Inspiration Dee
Bravo!
Thank You for sharing Your Talent
Best wishes in all You do
with love & light~ Desire~*~
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with my bare feet spinning round and forgive these toes that show hello, a good poem here but i never expected a bad poem. i want to lie forever but sometimes i relent.
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Dee, Your writing attempts, they are not attempts, they are impending, constructive and brilliant, Tony
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You dont have to excuse it this time, excellent standards set here. It really still sounds like free verse, and how did you disguise that one? How, what you've gone through a personal experience of "huh" to come out with "wow"
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Thank you, Tony. I always value your comments at my writing attempts
Dee
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Maybe we could just send all of our muses to muse camp for a refresher course in how to properly behave. I mean think about it, if this many people all entered this contest then obviously our muses all have been acting up... lol
I enjoyed reading this well written piece of art.
Suzi
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You've captured my situation as well! And in good rhyme and detail.
A great description and I enjoyed the reading.
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Dear Dee I'll have to ask my muse
to have a chat with yours,
to remind her of her union dues
that come due and much worse
if she continues to neglect, refuse
her obligation to you! Of course
It really is not hers to choose!
My muse remains always ready to
send the best words along.
Why lose? Display's steady, true
and set to help yours belong.
Toss the coin, heads or tails,
She never fails, always nails
the right way, coming over to you!
The neatest thing for us to see?
You didn't need such help from me!
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excellent~
My muse has been absent a lot too...........now isn't that a shocker........................................
Just nothing seems to interest me...............look at contest and look for pre writes LOL...plus son stays on here most of the time making it difficult for me to get on
Love this sis and best of luck in the contest
Hugs
Susan~~~
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Dee maybe you should send your muse on holiday with Jen's They can both find men muses & come back all happy filled with plenty to write about.
So many naughty muses we have
mia
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It's hard to reel in the muse when they are playful and they are awfully difficult to wake up at times. Mine is usually passed out in a stupor. lol
A very enjoyable read, Dee.
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I'm not supposed to comment on Hugie poems (my own stubborn decree, lol) but this one was too cute so I had to. I'm a hunt and peck typist too, thank goodness I can see the letters still!
The muse will return when she feels like it. Until then, sit back, have some coffee and have fun.
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That hurts
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That doesn't mean non-hugie posts. I'll still comment on those. Just, I'm not pleased at how things happened there.
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That's Ok I understand Yem.
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Awwwww don't you hate that when you go to bed and get words for a poem and your Muse falls asleep and you lose it.
Great poem Dee, when your Muse wants to play there's no way of stopping them is there? They just go along their own merry way.
Good luck in the voting..Love Jen
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"And what’s made it even worse of late, you see
Is the letters are disappearing from my computer keys
Not even half a year
on a new Logitech keyboard
and the R has lost its leg,
the E has a disappearing base,
and the N and M show just
their top most points!
Truly a consumable product!!
M-C
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Dear Aesthete M-C, aka Cleopatra,
That's happening to my keyboard too (black keys with white letters). The 'T' hs no upright, the 'S' has lost its tai' the 'H','L','C','N' and 'M' have disappeared and my "A' sticks. D'you know where to go to buy replacement letters?
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hahahaaa .... great poem Dee
Enjoyed reading...
manoj
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Dear Dee, Haha, Suzie and I kidnapped everyone in the groups Muse and now poor Hugh is stuck with them, but we will take them back to their owners soon.
My letters are disappearing of my keyboard too which makes it harder and my T and number 5 won't work properly.
Great poem sweetie, good luck in the voting
Love Joan
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Dear Dee,
I'm glad you signed your proper name
so there is no surmising.
You've thus escaped the price of fame:
that dread anonymising.
It seems, in spite of my protests,
that Kevin will not yield
and authors' names in our contests
are carefully concealed.
Most authors are 'anonymised'
although I'm not a judge.
The Hosts and I feel ostracised
yet Kevin will not budge.
He says it's to keep judging fair
(at least, that's what we're told) -
that fairest judges anywhere
are those who've paid for GOLD!
No wonder our abandoned Muses
don't know where to go
when anonymity confuses
those they ought to know.
A lot of them are running wild
as though they are depraved
but yours, my dear, is meek and mild
and quite the best behaved.
Sorry to have launched into my pet hate on AP,
ie: this stupid anonymity thing. As an all-powerful Moderator, can't you persuade Kevin how ineffective if is?
I hope that Susan E. P. and Angelica have returned all the Muses to their rightful owners because it's far too cold here for semi-clad females and none of my winter woollies fit them properly - either front or rear!
Thanks for your gorgeous entry and good luck in the voting.
Applause, love and hugs, XXX Hugh (R.)
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another missing muse I see...soon Hugh will tire of all of them and return them to the rightful owners...good poem and good luck
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