Sound and Sense, 2-62

Time for more instances of the homophone: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.

1. mews (noun): a place for hiding or retirement; a small gull;  (verb): 3^rd personal singular of mew—to utter a mew or similar sound (like a cute little fuzzy kitty!)

2. muse (noun): any of nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences; a source of inspiration; (verb): to think or say something in a thoughtful way; etc.

I sat down with that special Muse—

The one for poetry.

Euterpe is her given name,

But “Terpie” works for me.

She gave me such profound advice—

But was I glad for it?

I mused about the Muse’s words—

She said, “You oughta quit.”

I moved into a nearby mews—

But quit! Oh, I refuse!

I found a wayward kittie, who

Delighted me with mews.

But a translation of those sounds

Just nearly caused a fit:

The kittie’d said (about my verse):

“You really oughta quit!”

Two mews flew overhead just then—
My mood was dark a bit.
And both of them so clearly cried:
"You really oughta quit!"

I tried to muse about their words—

About their dark advice.

I came to this conclusion then:

Advisers are not nice! 

So I kept writing, writing on—

My notebooks, very full.

I simply can not live (I muse)

Without my doggerel!