* Melpomene is the protector of the tragedies. She created rhetoric speech and the melodies of tragedy. She is typically depicted holding a tragic theatrical mask.
“It may be misery not to sing at all,
And to go silent through the brimming day;
It may be misery never to be loved,
But deeper griefs than these beset the way.
To sing the perfect song,
And by a half-tone lost the key,
There the potent sorrow, there the grief,
The pale, sad staring of Life's Tragedy.”
Paul Laurence Dunbar
This portrayal of Melpomene looks Egyptian. - Yolanda interjected, I can do that too - turn my head sideways! She also has the mask and the dagger but is looking for approval from Melpomene!
Three Good Things;
1. Yolanda found this serious prose a bit depressing and regaled Melpomene with this “There was a young woman named Bright,
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She set out one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night
2. A phone call from stepdaughter worried that the people who had been confronted by armed and masked men in the early morning dark might be us - it was in the same suburb as we live in! Needless to say, It wasn’t us - anyway I would have taken a photo of them with a flash, blinded them and so we would then overpower them - cripples as we are!
3. Toothpicks…
Still laughing reading about the house robbery.....I know those robbers know better than to dare confront you two!
I think Yolanda needs to steer clear of Melpomene she sounds a depressive sort! Yolanda gave a much better rendition of a proper poem....the other one is a dirge!
@happypat A dirge is the right word, Pat! The place of the robbery I have just found is just round the corner from us! But no way could anyone break into our house! Our three outside doors have a built in lock in 6 different places!
Yolanda's ditty was much more amusing. Besides which many of us do sing off key however there is still joy in singing.I'm loving your stories of the Muses
I’m with Yolanda! We all need to look on the bright side. Well I hope the robber culprits are found soon, I know it’s very worrisome for you because they were so close.
Yolanda is getting quite a classical education isn't she. Quite the little scholar. Love the limerick. Scary to hear about the robbery nearby but you're probably right re targeted for drugs. Our outside doors are well secured too, and the four-legged burglar alarm would be in full voice, ie deafening.
@maggiemae Oh yes, we sure do. Our Maggie is a rescue dog, a 24 Kgkelpie/cattle dog cross and very, very smart. She's a fantastic watch-dog with a big voice, serious growl and large teeth. The Indian blokes who do most of our parcel deliveries are terrified of her and won't let me open the security door. Being a rescue dog she's very zealous about guarding her now very comfortable patch.
Love Yolanda's limerick
LOL #2
Of course this is a very serious incident; it was your reaction (taking a photo...) that made me smile.
I think Yolanda needs to steer clear of Melpomene she sounds a depressive sort! Yolanda gave a much better rendition of a proper poem....the other one is a dirge!