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A note from LoveLetterist:

You're invited.

Will you join our play?

What is your muse's name?

Does s/he have a color?

Will you share in comments?

Terpsichore and Euterpe will you show our friends how we play?

Will you please comment (in your muse voice) with a thought related to today's muse conversation?

Perhaps it could be some thing like: Terpsichore/Euterpe _________________. "__________________________."

An action and a few words from your muse?

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Euterpe grabs her pen. Happy to hang out on the page with others. :)

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Yoo-tur-pee!

We are delighted to have you here with us! 🤗

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Yo! Delighted to be here. :)

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Terpsi dances in the moon glow as she plays her ukelele on the edge of the shore. Summoning the mermaids to join her. Spring is here, spring is here!

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Thank you Terpsichore!

What a delight it is to see you traipsing in the moonlight!

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Serenity is fascinated by muses! His assessment revealed a love of Intrigue, Mystique, and Passion!

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Serenity is a student of “the wind.” Not fond of running through fire barefoot, he instead enjoys the energy of the divine feminine and embraces each day with grace, gratitude, and wonder… He understands that every day is a gift, and loves to behold the ordinary! He regularly meets Stillness for coffee or tea at sunrise, with flowers, and an occasional stroll by the sea… Whimsy is one of our misunderstood friends… People think she’s precocious, but she’s not. She is in love with Freedom, who rides a Harley and refuses to let anyone hold his pen. Serenity spends a lot of time with Inspiration. She’s a bit disturbing and often disruptive. She comes and goes as she pleases and has no interest in schedules or structure. The best thing about Inspiration is that like a “dear friend” she knows when you need her better than you ever will…

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Yesterday, Serenity called out to his friend, Moonshadow, to ask about playing the flute. Like “the wind” Moonshadow is an accomplished musician! Interestingly enough, Moonshadow referred Serenity back to “the wind” for flute lessons because she plays and loves all kinds of sounds… Let the learning begin… Now, if we can just get Serenity to sit still long enough to stop chasing Moonbeams, then he’s sure to catch the spirit of the flute… ✨💫✨

Inspirational credit to J.Ruth Gendler and her imagination, captured in “The Book of Qualities”

☺️🙌🏼☺️

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Bobby --

First, your comment is way cool.

Second, I pulled the Book of Q from my shelf to see if Serenity has a page/poem. He does not.

Third, Are you going to play the game as a muse named Serenity?

😁

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What do you mean play the game? I am Serenity!

🤣😂🤣

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What if?

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What if Serenity knocked on the door?

Would you recognize his petrichor?

Would you think, oh my, is he a muse?

I wonder, is he real, or is this a ruse?

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What if life is an infinite mystery?

Would you care less about your history

Would you worry about what's next?

Could you let go of feeling perplexed?

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What if he was indeed, a divine gift?

Sent from beyond, to deliver, a lift!

Would you accept his generous offer?

Or, unintentionally, be the scoffer?

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What if?

By Serenity, TheEarthHeARTist's Muse

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I… Gail Boenning… Would accept!

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Love the Muses and YOU my Friend!

🙌🏼☺️🙌🏼

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👏👏👏👏

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First, I/We must apologize… We were busy playing hide and seek and no one ever called, Olly olly oxen free!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olly_olly_oxen_free

While we were hiding, someone played Moonshadow and we simply had to come out from hiding…

https://youtu.be/9c49aDWrzeA?si=kNKrHoI_9NQXwTqs

Serenity is impatiently reminding me there’s a question at hand. It seems to be a question of color… Yes, I know Serenity… Yes, I will tell them…

Geez 🙄

Serenity seems to think we should make some kind of a Royal 👑 Announcement! 📣

Behold!

Serenity is best known for his wildly exotic, custom color of 2012, Tequila Sunrise 🌅 Orange! 🌄🍊🌄

He suggests it’s best if we don’t tell you exactly why… Ever since he took that brilliant assessment, he seems to be obsessed with Mystique…

Shhhhsh!

No! We’re only supposed to have one muse…

You don’t want them thinking we’re Sybil do you?

What? I know you don’t care what they think but I do! Yes, you’re right, she does have three, but it’s not a competition… Let’s just be thankful someone played our song and got us here ok? What?

No! He’ll be fine and so will they… That’s it!

Ok, that’s it, it’s time for bed. Lights out. Say goodnight! Hmphhh…

Goodnight! 💤 😴

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Welcome Serenity!

Tequila Sunrise Orange it is. 🧡

“You don’t want them thinking we’re Sybil do you?“

I don’t know how old I was when I saw this film… too young to understand. It left a mark.

Maybe, in part, that’s why I am able to embrace the trio! 🤭🤔

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Me too! 😉

🤫 I’m not sure just how many of us there are…

Mystique knows… but he’s not talking… 🤐

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Polyhymnia. Often depicted wearing white clothing, a natural choice for the color blind. Polyhymnia’s association with lyric poetry and harmony explains my harboring a sentimental jukebox.

She offers this song as proof:

In the misty moonlight

By the twinkling firelight

Everything is alright

Long as I’m with you

Dean Martin performed this but I believe Polyhymnia inspired him. 😊

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And then there were three! Six?

Welcome to the team Polyhymnia. I’m not sure about adding a white circle on a white background… I’ll investigate. You might be an invisible power source! 🤭

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The best servant (Muse) does his work unseen.

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