Friday, May 15, 2009

In Memory of Wales


A couple days ago, we were commanded to write a "6 room" poem. As required I wrote it. So in remembrance of Wales I here by present you this poem.

Calm and Turbulent Waters

The sun peeks through turbulent clouds
Warm and comforting,
Bright against the greying sky
Wild horses race towards me
Than submerge under deep blue waves
As their manes lap against crystal shores
And carve rocky caverns in towering cliffs
While heather sways in their grassy beds

The wind whistles and howls
Waves crash then roar in anger
At rocks blocking their way
Roaring
Roaring
Roaring
The smaller waves lap against the sand
Like a little dog's tongue slurping up water
Birds screech above me
As they skim through the air

I feel calm
The serenity and anger of the sea
Is nothing
Where is the wind taking me?
I am safe though, safe on shore
Being pushed somewhere new

Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Nine Muses


The Nine Muses were immortals of Greek mythology. They were the children of Zeus and the Goddess of Memory and each had their specialties. Calliope was the Muse of Epics, Polyhymnia the Muse of Hymns, Clio the Muse of History, Urania the Muse of Astronomy, Terpsichore the Muse of Dance, Melpomene the Muse of Tragedy, Thalia the Muse of Comedy, Euterpe the Muse of Music, and Erato the Muse of Lyrics.
My blog was previously named "Clio", but due to the fact I found this topic (history and archaeology) slightly restricting, I have changed the name of my blog to the Nine Muses. This will allow me to delve into my other interests instead of focusing on the past. Hopefully this will allow me to post more posts!

Image: The nine muses dancing with Apollo (taken from Wikipedia Commons)