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Calliope and Melpomene

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Raivenne

I am amused, bemused
By your rapier wit,
And sharp tongue
Where complements are calming
And condemnations cutting
You always keep me on en garde
Whether I am
Touched or touchéd
You make your point
With words
That delight and damn
My pen’s ink

dVerse Poets Pub graphic — dVerse Poets Pub | Quadrille #143
Muse Cues

Today at dVerse Dee, aka Whimsygizmo, asks us to takes our cues with muse in the form of a Quadrille, a poem of precisely 44 words, not including the title, and must include the prompt word MUSE.

Here I pay a slight homage to the two muse who fill my pen with prose and poem the most. Calliope and Melpomene.

26 thoughts on “Calliope and Melpomene”

Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on January 10, 2022 at 4:06 PM said:

That ink can be damn sharp sometimes I think…
Touched or touchéd is what it does… maybe even Touched and touchéd

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:31 PM said:
  
  Touched and touchéd indeed. Thanks, Björn.
  
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Ain on January 10, 2022 at 4:06 PM said:

An intimate conversation with the muse who can turn this way…or that, well done…

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:34 PM said:
  
  Yes, Ain, Muse is very fickle in mood. Thanks.
  
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sanaarizvi on January 10, 2022 at 4:20 PM said:

This is exquisitely drawn, Raivenne 😀 I love the idea of making a point with words that damn and delight our pen’s ink! 💝💝

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:34 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Sanaa.
  
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De Jackson on January 10, 2022 at 4:22 PM said:

“delight and damn”
oh, YES. I feel this, deeply!

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:37 PM said:
  
  Thanks, De. It feels like it a crapshoot sometimes on which ink will fill our pens..
  
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Carol Congalton on January 10, 2022 at 4:55 PM said:

Wow! I LOVE what you did here!

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:38 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Carol.
  
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msjadeli on January 10, 2022 at 5:16 PM said:

I love the light and shadow of your wordplay, and particularly your acceptance of your muses’ characters as complementary to each other.

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:39 PM said:
  
  Yes! They are complementary not opposing. Thank you, Lisa..
  
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  - msjadeli on January 10, 2022 at 9:41 PM said:
    
    You’re very welcome.
Arcadia Maria on January 10, 2022 at 8:12 PM said:

Enjoyable read. NIcely done quadrille.

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:40 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Arcadia Maria.
  
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K.Hartless on January 10, 2022 at 8:36 PM said:

Lots of clever word plays. Your muses serve you well. Cheers.

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- Raivenne on January 10, 2022 at 9:52 PM said:
  
  Thank you K, though most times I think I serve them instead.
  
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ben Alexander on January 11, 2022 at 4:07 AM said:

Raivenne –

You always keep me on en garde
Whether I am
Touched or touchéd

I don’t have words for how much I like this.

❤
David

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- Raivenne on January 11, 2022 at 7:49 AM said:
  
  Why thank you, David. 😀
  
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Carol J Forrester on January 11, 2022 at 9:39 AM said:

Wonderful ending.

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- Raivenne on January 11, 2022 at 3:11 PM said:
  
  Thank, Carol.
  
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SelmaMartin on January 11, 2022 at 9:52 AM said:

Finicky, that one. But where would we be without them? thanks.

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- Raivenne on January 11, 2022 at 3:12 PM said:
  
  So true, where would we be? Thanks Selma.
  
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Jane Dougherty on January 11, 2022 at 10:56 AM said:

Rapier-fine, yes!

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- Raivenne on January 11, 2022 at 3:12 PM said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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lillian on January 15, 2022 at 6:38 PM said:

Love these words:
“Whether I am
Touched or touchéd”
Clever word play.
Hah! I’m partial to the word calliope…always have been. Just used it in Thursday’s nonsense poetry prompt from Bjorn so very interested to see it in your title used this way.

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