THE
VEILED MUSE
-
Ria Banerjee (India)
A
poet, in a distant city, like a fugitive, is on the
rampage
tonight
for
his veiled Muse
in
the lost island of Ithaca.
He
drinks crimson-red wine,
that
drips down the chalice like beads
of
blood and chants a Greek incantation
to
summon the lost Muse. Under the spell
of
wine, he recalls her golden tresses that sway
unabashedly
when caressed by the gentle breeze.
Tonight,
he longs to unveil her in his verses.
He
desires to drink from the chalice and touch the
roses
of her lips.
Tonight,
his verses will cross oceans and mingle
with
the divine.
Tonight,
he will unveil his lost Muse in verse.
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