THIS WEEK'S QUOTE PROMPT:

My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness. Mary Garden

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The next prompt at The Magnified Muse was scheduled for 12/21/10. But with ten days left until Christmas, and much yet to do, The Magnified Muse and A Muse Fuse will be on a Holiday Hiatus until January. The next quote prompt here at The Magnified Muse will be on January 4, 2011. However you spend the upcoming holidays, may the warmth of your season engulf you. Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

#37 - If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. James Herriot

LOYALTY

Playing games at recess
meant choosing sides for teams.
The best were always taken first.
The rest were left with dreams.

It doesn’t get much easier
when school is far behind.
Deciding on the course to choose
is how we are defined.

The road we pick to travel on
determines where we go.
We either rise like springtime blooms,
or die beneath the snow.

If wisdom fails in other ways,
there’s one thing I believe.
The pattern forming loyalty
is one I’ll gladly weave.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

#36 - I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean

MINE TO COMMAND

If I could command the wind
and enforce it to be still,
perhaps this life would be easy,
more calming and less of a thrill.

If I could command emotions
removing what makes us cry,
relationships would be smoother,
but would limit the reasons to try.

If I could command the outcome
of quieting storms to a lull,
the future would hold no surprises.
The highway of life would be dull.

So I don’t want command of tomorrow
or to walk in a set, rigid line.
The bumps in the road can be dealt with
when the good and the bad are entwined.

Monday, December 6, 2010

SPECIAL NOTE: Delayed Post

Many apologies, all. Unplanned out-of-town meeting tomorrow. Our next quote poetry prompt will post on Wednesday, December 8th. See you then!