Fool, said my muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

[dahlia_moon]

"Astrophil and Stella 1"
Sir Philip Sidney

Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show,
That she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain,
Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know,
Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,—
I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe;
Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain,
Oft turning others' leaves to see if thence would flow
Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun-burned brain.
But words came halting forth, wanting invention's stay;
Invention, nature's child, fled step-dame Study's blows,
And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way.
Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes,
Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite,
Fool, said my muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

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It's this journal's seventh anniversary, today, btw. Wow. I can't believe I've been on Livejournal since '05. It seems so far away.  

Comments

[loki-onyx.livejournal.com]

7 years! pretty impressive, and the time does fly so swiftly!

The poem is something both of us can relate to I am sure, the muse, our creative drives, she nudges me to create and anything I have on my mind she often tells me is grist for the mill, and so plot bunnies bound out everywhere, some move on to be captured later and others, divebomb me and hug me with subplot kisses! LOL Happy writing and loved this pice! <3