“Who loves not music and the heavenly muse, That man G_D hates” – John Dowland
Words born in Gloria, my kingdom done, words born in Gloria my kingdom won.
When I was young, Gloria came to me gave herself to me all night long. Rested she spirit while I was learning, sang hallelujah as we were one. Varied the names that I would call her, maybe a him, they all would come. Never a dark valley in my childhood, Gloria made sure my eyes saw none. Some build their holiness as a witness, spending their time toward a grander sum. Waiting for some eternal wisdom, Gloria told me it never comes.
When I grew taller, Gloria was distant, leaving by hours, and days or weeks. No longer did I see her labor, testing my body when I felt her need. Though it was true there were some others muses of old and ancient creeds. One by one in times of haunting, they gave me their words by poems and deeds. Every meaning, they did filter, deviled it’s meaning by faulty belief. So many thoughts did I often falter, never expressed in true relief.
When I was older, voices grew softer, dreams came swifter, their meanings brief. How is it so, I would wonder, did Gloria leave, when I still had need. One such moment, as January grew longer, howling winds, and I couldn’t sleep. Out my window, the moon grew stronger, Gloria appeared, and made my soul complete.
Writing in craft, the spells growing stronger, words like bodies entwined in heat. Gloria, Gloria, adjectives, adverbs, heaven and hell, my sentences complete. Every syllable, comes in a picture, probing my mind, like a pleasure treat. Never before has there been another, the witch of verbiage with tales that speak.
Gloria comes in small bits of timing, teasing my mind when the evening comes. Sometimes she’s ghost in the midst of lightning, mostly she’s air when the pain recedes. I have knelt when the storm was coming, I have risen high when the moon has come, Gloria has been in my dead mind crying, now in the heat of creation we leap. So, it is when I am bleeding, begging relief from the mid-day sun. Torn from my safety of where I’m breathing, book of my shadows a spell undone. Words of a psalm that go by singing, night on a highway, trip not done. Words born in Gloria, my kingdom done, words born in Gloria my kingdom won. – 01.28.2018 – דָּנִיֵּאל
Oh my dear Daniel, a new muse, or a older muse than Dante perhaps. She does sound like a celebration however. 🙂 Love each word as I always do! ❤ Ruby
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Ha, glad you see it that way Ruby, and thank you. 🙂
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I like them all, but that’s not new, you already were aware of that. I believe Gloria and I will be the best of friends. 😉
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Indeed I would expect that also!
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🙂
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Another muse in your head, should be very entertaining. 🙂
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Lets hope so Anlosa, Dante had become a bore!
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Loved this Daniel, as usual your pushing the edge! ❤
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Thank you Dani, hopefully I never fall over it. 😉
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I always hope the same for myself. 😉
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I really enjoyed this Daniel, similar in a way to Dante’s Ruse which I just read, but more personal at least it read that way to me.
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Thank you Brittany, so happy you liked Gloria, and you could be correct on the personal part.
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Mysterious, and full of your interesting way of putting words down. No doubt “Gloria” is involved. 😉
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Hi Carmel, Thanks so much, Gloria is indeed involved. 😉
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I am amazed at your ideas sometimes, always enjoy what you write.
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Some of your best work Daniel, the muse is strong in this one.
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Hi Ginger, I am happy you found it that way. Thank you for your comment.
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Great lines, and as always you tell a story, “Gloria” is the best example of why I keep coming back for more. ❤
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Thank you for your comment and kind words Gwen. I am happy you return, I always look forward to your comments.
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🙂 ❤ xoxo
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Wonderful stuff here Daniel, Cheers, Brian
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Thank you much Brian, wishing you a great week ahead.
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“Gloria” is wonderful prose Daniel, it took me a little while to figure out the muse part, but once I saw the tag (DUH) and went back and re-read it made perfect sense. 😉
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Hi Lynette, I am always trading muses out, so it’s easy to get confused. 😉
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I would encourage you to keep all of them around as they seem to have served you well. I am fond of Dante.
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Amazing writing Daniel, and I loved Dowland’s quote. Perfect fit with the music too!
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Thank you Jane, I appreciate your kind comment. I thought the comment was kind of humorous, and well, fitting. 😉
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Fantastic as always Daniel. ❤ Each word classic!
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Hi Heather, as always I thank you. Each word classic ha to be pretty good. 😉
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Your welcome, I find most words you write to have a classical feel and tone to them. 🙂
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I have been following your blog for a while now, first time to comment. This was amazing writing, had to read it several times over. Great work.
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Hi Jacob, thank you for following my blog,. I am happy to hear from you, and really appreciate your kind comment.
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❤
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Thank you very much Chelsie, happy you liked it.
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Your welcome….:)
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Delicious fare on this Sunday. Meet the new muse, same as the old muse. 😉 ❤
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Hi Delilah, thank you, and I see what you did there. I am thinking Roger Daltry would approve. 😉
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🙂
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Very very sensual, and I must say, full of your usual mystery and depth. Loved it!
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Thank you Lauren, happy you liked this.
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Your life is like the Sarah Mclachlan song, mate your building a mystery, and I think it might be finished and completed. 😉
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Hi Shaun, I love that song, I am probably still working on my mystery, but still I appreciate the vote of confidence. Thank you for a great comment.
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I enjoy being along for your mystery tour ride.
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I have grown fond of Dante, but Gloria grows on me quickly. 😉
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She kind of grew on me as well. 😉 Thank you Jene, I miss Dante as well, some of the time. 😉
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Good verbiage as I have come to expect from you Daniel. I kept waiting to hear Laura Brannigan, but enjoyed very much the hurrah of Mr. Meece leading the choir. 😉
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Hi Steve, Funny you bring Laura Brannigan up, I seriously thought of using that song, but ended up with David Meece’s tune. I thought most would not have heard of it before and it would give some different music a chance to be heard. Thanks for your kind compliment. Wishing you a great week ahead.
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All artists have muses. Sometimes they are not recognized as such, but you have known yours, personally. Gloria seems close to being a Whitby Lady, but not so flamboyant, nor so versed in gin sin.
I am thankful for this. There is already a lot of competition in Whitby.
This is a wonderful piece of prose, Daniel. Never a dull moment on the pages of Dusk & Resurrection.
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Heh, you said gin sin, and it could be that you and I and the rest of the Whitby crew are the only ones who know what that might mean, and may be that is for the best. 😉 Gloria has always been that elusive dream muse that plants well thoughts of what could be written. 😉 Thank you my friend, I loved your comment, and don’t worry you will never be just another Whitby Lady for there is no such thing. 😉
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I can hardly wait to make the Susan dress. I bought the black voile already (14 yards), but I am revisiting burgundy fabrics. Before I purchase the next fabric, I will write. Currently, the Art Gown I am making is being painted. There is at least 2 months of work ahead, especially in spare time, and paint drying time. 😀 😀 😀
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I can’t tell you how excited we are about this. This is going to rock.😎
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YEAH!!!!
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OH… I was surprised a bit by the video. I thought it was going to be a modern take on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYTb5J2rNc Gloria… a young Van Morrison singing
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I thought of Van Morrison, as well as Laura Brannigan, but just couldn’t pass up the swooping of angels and symphonic emotion. 😉 My muses always demand the emotion.
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😀 LOL
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Love your writing, this was incredible!
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Thank you Kim, for your compliment, I am happy you enjoyed “Gloria”.
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Going to set some time aside to go through your blog. You write of amazing life!
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Amazingly written 😊
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Thank you sir. 🙂
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Welcome Daniel
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