The cadent throbbing silent and heard
The pulsing hidden and seen
Emotions held and free
The panting of the poet’s palette
Words of color, hue, mood and timbre
Sonorous images of light
Orchestrated upon the page
So tolls the poet’s pulse.
Rose Marie Raccioppi
Calliope, Muse of Poetry, Roman, 2nd Century A.D., Hadrianic period
