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Nine Muses of Poetry


Daughter's of Zeus, the nine muses in ancient Greek mythology
Here is written a brief account about their role in modern poetry,
Ancient Greece paints a rich tapestry about  its' gods and their role,
An integral part of an ancient civilisation, as part of its very soul

As Calliope carries the writing tablet, the acclaimed daughter of Zeus,
Symbolic of the epic poetry, a story of verse the goddess to choose,
Teaching to her son Orpheus and creating verse for the art of singing,
She was the wisest of all the muses, reflecting poetry in its' beginning,

Clio known as the Proclaimer, this muse gave us history as her role,
She can often be seen depicted as the goddess with the parchment scroll,
Then there was Erato as you can imagine is the eroticism of all love prose,
Alluringly beautiful and known to charm the sight, or so the legend goes,

Young Euterpe was the giver of delight, the muse of music you may say,
With her flute and lyrical poetry, an enriching culture still popular today,
Now Melpomene the goddess of ancient dramas and as the muse of tragedy,
Thespians display her by wearing her mask, but not the mask of comedy,

Now we hear of Polhymnia, the muse for sacred hymns and eloquence,
They also mention the muse of ancient geometry according to evidence,
Terpsichore was delightful, a goddess of dramatic chorus and of dance,
Accompanying the choirs with her delightful music, her magic to enhance,

Thalia wore the mask of comedy, even though she's known for her joyous air,
Her name simply means flourishing, she's depicted wearing ivy in her hair,
Urania muse of astronomy, made the cosmos her form of philosophy,
She's the goddess for heaven's stars, forecasting a celestial prophecy,

I hope this has enlightened, what makes poetry a story within a rhyme,
It had its place in an age old culture and survived the rigours of time,
May this brief tale inspire budding scribes, to have a go at poetic verse,
Through any differences in ideology its meanings will hopefully traverse




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