Confused muse is poised
at the edge of the sea,
one foot in the water
she dances strangely.
One hand in the waves
and one in the dunes,
her head throwing darts
while her heart flies balloons
so she spins in the wind
till her words are a blur
and all she can write
is something obscure.
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© 1994, 2012 Betty Hayes Albright
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(Source of the photo is unknown – something sent to me years ago….)
Seasonings 
I am with the muse…bring her on!
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LOL – me too, Willow! 🙂
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Hey, I know that muse! 😀
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😀
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This is absolutely adorable and clever, Betty! Loved the imagery and word play! 🙂
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Thanks, Lauren! 🙂 It’s really how I feel at times.
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Darts and balloons…
Ah how I wish I could formulate thoughts so beautifully! You are truly adept at this elusive art. Well done!
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VW, you already DO formulate thoughts in ways that amaze me. Truly, if anyone is adept, it’s YOU!
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I love the playfulness of this piece!
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Glad you like it, PhotoPoetics. 🙂
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Betty, I love this! This muse of yours sounds like a delightful 10 year old… all over the place, leaving you breathless and in a blur.
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Steven, thank you – the muses do love to play – and laugh! 🙂
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Hmmm, sounds like a source of great inspiration – or vexation! Oh, those unpredictable muses and their coy ways…
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That’s for sure, Planaquarium – muses can be such teases at times! 🙂
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Lovely Betty!
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Thank you, David!
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Hi Betty! “Something obscure’ is something lyrical and layered. Lovely! One of my favorite lines:
‘while her heart flies balloons’
I like the idea of the heart lifting effortlessly, even floating away, no strings attached!
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Thanks, Bardess – you’re right, it would be nice to just float above the chaos once in awhile! 🙂
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Oh this is good, again (and I like the photo, too)–“her head throwing darts while her heart flies balloons” particularly speaks to me, and then the rest which follows to “obscure”. I really try not to be deliberately obscure, but sometimes it falls out that way….what are ya gonna do?
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PS, I checked out a couple blogs we talked about–O’Driscoll and Vampire Weather. Thanks for the tip!!
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Hi Caddo, thanks for your comment! I went through an “obscure” phase in the early 90’s and realized it wasn’t the way I wanted to communicate. Some poems will still seem that way, but nowadays I prefer a little ambiguity instead, as that’s how life often is – ambiguous! 🙂
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Obscure but entertaining and a nice picture of you at the beach. 😉
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LOL!! Maybe decades ago… I HAVE always loved to dance in the ocean. 🙂
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I love it!
“Her head throwing darts while her heart flies balloons” – just wonderful!
Christine x
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Thank you, Christine!! 🙂
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Conclusion from indecision…
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Been there. Felt that.
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*Laughing out loud*
Your muse and my muse are clearly related!!
But don’t tell her I said that 🙂
David
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It looks like almost everyone’s muses are related, David. Guess that makes us all family. 🙂
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Not too obscure to be admired though.
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Thanks, Ben! 🙂
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