Calliope

May 20, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Les Neuf Soeurs [The Nine Sisters]

Calliope has turned her back on fate,
She will be a muse no more,
She has halted all her metrical speech,
She no longer frollicks,
At the fountain of Hippocrene,
She no longer answers Apollo,
The Mousagetes,in Delphi,
Corycides,the cave on Mount Parnassos
is cold and empty,
For the Muses have followed Calliope,
The eldest and supposed wisest of them all,

Yet,Melpomene knows of the tragedy,
Her sister shall sow by this choice,
For without Les Neuf Soeurs,
The world shall reap this seed,

There will never be another mousa,
Sung nor written,
About the stars,
heros',
Sadness or laughter,
About music ,dancing,
Or even love,

For if Urania follows,
There will be noone to appreciate the stars,
Without Clio,
No history will be told,
Without Thalia,
No comedy shall bring forth laughter,

Music will have no tune without Euterpe,
No dance to step to without Terpischore,
Nothing will ever be sacred,
Without the pensive Polyhynnia,
And without Erato,
Favored Erato,
There will be no passion,
No love,

And then ,
There is Calliope,
For whom ,
And without whom,
There will be no epic ending,

No.
All that will be left ,
Is the tragedy,
Of Melpomene.

— Calliope, May 20, 2008

About the Author

Region, Country: New York, USA

Critiques

purplemoondoll

18 years ago

Very different to your

Very different to your normal work Lacy but I liked the classical voice and the lyrical flow. There will never be another mousa, Sung nor written, About the stars,heros’, Sadness or laughter, About music ,dancing, Or even love I loved these lines but the third line made me pause. Did you mean About the stars' heroes? Or as you wrote it? Apart from that this was an enjoyable read ;-) Kaz It's impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside.

weirdelf

18 years ago

You know the delphis sat on poisonous gas

that's what gave them hallucinations. guess you have stopped doing it. cheers, Jess

Calliope

18 years ago

Thanks Kaz,

Yes it is very different from my usual style,I dont want to be tied down by certain ways of writing,and it seems to work for me,especially when the topic has a special significance for me,as this does.And i meant it the way it is written,about the stars in the sky[Urania,muse of astronomy] Thanks again, Lacy, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.

Calliope

18 years ago

Actually Jess,

I did know the oracle of delphi sat on a crack that emitted those gases.I still get a whiff every now and again,lol. Lacy, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.

professor

18 years ago

A beautiful

poem to you and your muse sisters Calliope, your Prof is impressed by your classical style. Are you sure you are not re-born from that Golden age Lacy? your Proff. (PS It should be Les Neuf Soeurs)

Calliope

18 years ago

Thanks Proff

Ever the teacher,but a very very important lesson,"Don't screw up spelling in title"{slaps forehead]Got it!I will not srcew up my French next time,Professor,lol.I have had it fixed forthwith. My dear professor,perhaps I am some type of an incarnation from that time and place...who knows...lol. Your teacher's pet, Lacy, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.

professor

18 years ago

Nuef srcew

Love your French/English accent Lacy dear or was that Thalia sticking her oar in?. lol. Perhaps nine muses nine lives then.... so i wonder what happened in the other seven? Your musing Proff

Calliope

18 years ago

You are right

to muse on the other seven ,my dear professor ,for there shall be more,I have been contemplating on their lives.Right now its still in my head but I'll get it out sooner or later,lol. Your pet Lacy Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.

RSScheerer

17 years 10 months ago

I love this style, Lacy

Any story based in this period is destined to catch and hold my attention. You've done a beautiful job. Now for the hard stuff - LOL: frolicks - one "l" why the apostrophe after "heros"? doesn't seem necessary, but I may be reading in a different context than you intend "no one" two words Gorgeous piece. I'll be reading more than once. ~ Ronda

Calliope

17 years 10 months ago

Thank you Ronda

Yes I put in the draft instead of the finished ,so i'll have to fix those mistakes,I'm glad you liked it,thanks for reading and complimenting,much appreciated,I was hoping to catch the tone of that time and mentality,I hoped it would come through... Calliope, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.

whitetea

17 years 8 months ago

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Good word choice here I love the motif you have rolling along. I adore Waterhouse, love your userpic.

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