In Vocation of the Muse: by Bonnie McClellan

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By bonniemcclellan

Mother, poet, american ex-pat from Texas living in Northern Italy.

Liliane Richman says:

February 6, 2014 at 5:28 pm

Bonnie ,this is a gorgeous poem. I LOVE EVERY WORD OF IT, THE SOPHISTICATED ASPECT, AND THE WARM PRESENCE.
WITH LOVE.
Liliane

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1. bonniemcclellan says:
  
  February 7, 2014 at 8:46 am
  
  Dear Liliane, thank you so much. I’m very glad that you enjoyed the poem.
  
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John Stevens says:

February 6, 2014 at 6:05 pm

There’s enchantment in these lines Bonnie – the sound of them first, but then the playfulness of the images and ideas. I’ve read several times and I’m about to do so again!

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1. bonniemcclellan says:
  
  February 7, 2014 at 8:48 am
  
  Dear John, Thank you for giving this poem such a thorough reading. I’m glad that you found that it held up over time. I hope that sometime you’ll choose to join us here at IPM, I’m sure that my followers would enjoy reading your work as well.
  
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  1. John Stevens says:
    
    February 7, 2014 at 12:44 pm
    
    Thank you Bonnie … hmm, something to think about …
Adina says:

February 7, 2014 at 12:16 am

I love this:
we slide together like/ beautiful, young bookends/nothing in the space between us/ that needs reading
Oh, Bonnie! It’s beautiful! What a wonderful poem! Bien fait!

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1. bonniemcclellan says:
  
  February 7, 2014 at 8:49 am
  
  Dear Adina, thank you for the compliment and so glad that you liked it :).
  
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