Once upon a time there was going to be a Baby Muse "machine." I planned to put her and her accompanying assemblage somewhere where she could offer beautiful words and phrases to interested parties. I planned to write the intriguing words she whispered in India ink, on slips of pale gold parchment. I have lovely old-fashioned dipping pens which make gorgeous deep black lines. Maybe I'll still do that.
Meanwhile, here's part of the original directions/prose poem that were to accompany the Baby Muse machine:
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Baby Muse!
Transfuse Her Energy.
Her cracked fontanel
is an infinite well
of electricity.
Steal a spark of her creativity.
Inspiration guaranteed.
You may bask in her aura for FREE.
You may inhale her essence for FREE.
You may absorb her blue gaze for FREE.
Baby Muse’s First Words
To Amuse and Inspire
A Wee Spark to Start a Fire
in Your Brain
Select One, Do with It What You Will
One Precious Word per Human
----------Do you think this could work online? I mean, you're right here, reading this -- you're probably a writer in search of inspiration yourself. Or an artist looking for a way into a new piece. Let's try something. If you send me an e-mail with "Baby Muse" typed in the subject line, I will e-mail you back one delicious and free word from Baby Muse's four page (so far) list. I know it won't be written in India ink on parchment, but let's see where it takes you. My contact information is listed in the sidebar.
Are you ready to be inspired? Happy Leap Year.
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