through time I travel
unrestrained, unimpeded,
here at my keyboard
imagination
carries me from here to there
through tapping fingers
fixed by mortal coil
though I am, my mind runs free
through the universe
in tales tall and true,
from realm to realm I wander,
unfettered, unbound
never knowing where
my next destination is,
or where I shall land
my relentless muse
pushes and pulls me along
the paths she chooses
compelling me to
explore her capricious whims,
to write what she sees
telling her stories
discovered along the way---
prose and poesy
unable to quell
her relentless siren-call,
nor desiring to
I follow my muse---
yet, incongruously, I
never leave my chair
© J. Bradley Burt 2021
About talebender
A retired principal, superintendent, and school district director of education, I am a graduate of York University and the Ryerson School of Journalism.
I have published eleven novels and nine anthologies of tales, all of which may be found in both paperback and e-book formats on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
A free preview of the books, and details regarding purchase, may be found at this safe site---
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/precept.
I live with my wife in Ontario and Florida, where I'm at work on a twelfth novel and a tenth collection of tales.
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Pelican Pens Writers 
Love it.
I especially like the image of “fixed by mortal coil.”
I’m going to print this out and hang it by my keyboard. We all live by the is “prose and poesy” process. We do what we do because we’re unable to quell the muse’s relentless siren call.Thank you very much for telling my story in your words.
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Thanks for this…..especially the last sentence!
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I like the way your muse works!! And your results! It is amazing to go so many places and never leave our chairs!!
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Thank you! I guess Pelican Pens could be called an a-muse-ing group!
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Excellent! A great description of the “journey” one takes when they are driven to write!
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I feel as if I’m ‘taken’ on those journeys, not always planned! Thanks for commenting.
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