Hans Rottenhammer, Minerva and the Muses, 1603 (Oil on canvas) 

The Awakened Muse

by Rose Marie Raccioppi, APOGEE Poet, Poet Laureate, Orangetown, New York

Introduction There are moments when inspiration arrives not as a fleeting spark but as a presence — a whisper of the divine, a stirring of creation itself. The Awakened Muse speaks to that sacred encounter: where nature, spirit, and artistry converge, and the soul becomes both witness and instrument. This poem is an offering to that timeless source.

The Poem

The awakened Muse in God's spirit known By the glory, beauty, splendor ever shown The warm rising Sun for newness and light The waxing Moon for faith's inner sight

Each bloom of Spring but a beckoning call For the rebirth of life within each and All Music and artistry ’tis nature's grace divine Muse‑inspired note, form, structure and line

The music, the words, the poem's soulful plea The drawing, the painting, the sculpture free These gifts of purpose, goal, will and intent The summon of the Muse with God's blessings sent

And when the Word sparks a thought of joy and rhyme A wind's whisper, a bird's song, the day, the night be mine Sky, land, mountain, stream, lake, river and sea A palette of color, mood, bequeathed in guise to me

The vision, the dream now anew in God's Word The Muse's entreat to follow, to follow, now heard Line, form, sound, color, structure ever in creation And so the awakened Muse in devoted revelation.

Rose Marie Raccioppi APOGEE Poet

“The vision, the dream now anew in God’s Word…”

Closing Reflection To awaken to the Muse is to awaken to life itself — to the rhythms of nature, the quiet urgings of spirit, and the creative pulse that moves through all things. May this poem serve as a reminder that inspiration is not distant; it is ever‑present, waiting for our willingness to listen.

Artwork Reference Hans Rottenhammer, Minerva and the Muses, 1603 (Oil on canvas)

Tags #Poetry, #Spirituality, #Creativity, #Inspiration, #Art & Culture, #Nature

Author’s Note Dialogues of consciousness, poetic musings — beholden to beauty, truth,  the praise and glory of GOD and SELF. An offering of words to awaken SELF embraced by SELF, where Spirit, Exchange, Love, and Freedom call to the sacredness of BEING and BECOMING.