Inspiration ~ poems by Christina
Georgina Rossetti or paintings by
her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti age nineteen ~ Self Portrait ~ 1847
I was young
when I
conjured my muse
snatched him out of thin air
no one around
to witness the
theft
I kept him
for inspiration
The label is just as good as the poem. Lol. I think you and I need to get together for drinks.
ReplyDeleteTime and place, please.
DeleteDoes here and now work for you? It's 11am and that says happy hour to me. We shall toast to our muses! :) *raises glass. Cheers!
DeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteDon't know if that really was theft.
Keeping our inspiration nurtured is a life's essential...
Hugs,
Mariette
Your muse is yours to leave or snatch from the air. Happy Wednesday Helen
ReplyDeletemuch💝love
Those come-hither eyes, those wavy locks, those pouty lips …. oh my … inspiration? … no doubt!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, we are kindred spirits.
DeleteOh golly, Helen. I wanted so badly to write about him. I might have said about the same but not tell it nearly so well. That's about what I looked like in one of my eight lives. My roommate had this artist's prettier hair but unlike we two, roommate's face was rounder.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
p.s. I did not post my painting as I thought my juvenile readers, family and others, might not be ready for all this, it was the one of the lady holding an apple, one breast revealed.
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Oh, Helen! How I love the thought of a muse that was summoned into being and then kept closed forever.
ReplyDeleteThis is so romantic!💝 I don't blame you, just look at his eyes! The curve of his lips alone hold the doors to inspiration. Thank you so much for writing to the prompt!🥰
ReplyDeleteHa, the young DGR was a sultry-looking fellow indeed. And with such talent! A great choice of Muse. I long ago concluded it's unfair that male poets can decide any gorgeous lady is their Muse, but what do we women do? I often think of the Moon as my inspiration, but when I want a Muse of the opposite gender, I turn to d'Artagnan (whom I also perceive as my Animus).
ReplyDeleteWhat an inspiration! Look at those eyes! I should follow your example. Find myself some similar-looking muse :)
ReplyDeleteNo wonder Lizzie Siddal fell for him, he was rather gorgeous! I love the idea of snatching a muse from thin air – not theft but honest appropriation for inspiration! And I agree with Rosemary about the inequality in the poetry world in which male poets can decide any gorgeous lady is their Muse, but what about female poets?
ReplyDeleteWho cares how a poet gets his or her muse, as long as the muse does what muses are supposed to do: inspire!
ReplyDeleteromantic words.....love the poem
ReplyDeleteWell, looks like you snatched an attractive one. :)
ReplyDeleteI love this! It is so good to see you again! Good plan to hide away that muse!
ReplyDeleteoh how handsome! great to see the great Dante himself! nice work!
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