The juxtaposition in my title is weird, but Calliope is unfazed. After all, she is the ancient Greek muse of eloquence, epic poetry, and circus music.
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As American politics in 2016 illustrates, Calliope’s portfolio is not as weird as I would wish. Neither is my title.
Stale Bread Can Wait
My muse is stingy (when implored)
or really bitchy (when ignored).
If I want to sing of croutons
(but her fancy turns to plutons),
I have just one way to go:
with the mighty magma flow.
As I discovered long ago when I tried to read an English translation of Goethe’s Faust, poetry in couplets tends to sound silly even when it is dead serious. Now that I have had my little respite from blank verse in haiku form, maybe I should go back to solemn austerity. Maybe.
What the World Needs
More silliness from
those who know they are silly;
less from the others.
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Mellow Curmudgeon 
Well, I love this! We do need more silliness in our lives! Especially this year! 😉
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Too funny….on this we can agree. Thank you for picking up my day. I almost wish I would have a grave, as that last verse should be on my gravestone. Hee hee hee………and giggles.
~~dru~~
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Don’t be in any hurry. Because, yea, we need all the silliness we can get right now.
Leave it to Mel to go (in a mere 6 lines…and fairly coherent!) from salad adornments to crystallized intrusive igneous rock!
Confession: I had to “Google” plutons. I was sitting next to Cheryl Coons during my Geology class and all semester my mind was on her thighs instead of the lessons.
*** bows deeply with respect for even attempting to read Goethe, in any language ***
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There were not many distractions in my classes, but a classroom bldg with floor-2-ceiling windows was across a narrow walkway from my dorm room’s window. The view across and a little upward could be interesting.
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Nothing is more annoying than silly people thinking they’re not — I wholeheartedly agree and so would Calliope!
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I liked your lighthearted poem. I remember having to study poetry written in couplets at high school. I couldn’t help feeling the most appropriate use for it seemed to be mock-epics of poets like Pope. I think you’re right. As a poetic form, it can sound overblown and funny.
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Couplets are prominent in limericks (often good silliness) and greeting card poetry (usually bad silliness), so serious poetry in couplets has a lot to overcome.
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My goodness, greetings cards! Yes, I’d forgotten about those. Poor couplets! They really don’t stand much of a chance.
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Magnificent, silly rhyming from your muse. Croutons to plutons was so hilarious. Loved it, Mel. ❤
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