DDCPoetry

Original poem reprinted online here:   "Words" by Edward Thomas Originally read: September 6, 2013 More information about the Poet:   Edward Thomas The muse of writing. Well, it's one of the  concepts that has been addressed in the construction of creative writing.  Some writer's have to be inspired by something in order to write; however, in doing so, the question is -- who is responsible for the act, the muse or the conduit?      Out of us all      That makes rhymes      Will you choose      Sometimes - For the first four lines, I felt that the call to the muse is humorous due to the rhyme scheme being so sing-songy, and also the end of the stanza with a sign of desperation: "Choose me, / You English words?"  However, the desperation is quantified by the question.  It's not in the act of choosing rather what words mean and provide. The next part is pretty long but starts out with "I know you:" an...