My writings are varied, my thoughts fuel the fire My mind takes them captive before they expire An inner dimension, newborn in the breeze Dictates to my fingers in moments like these
My muse is a tyrant, a dragon, a fiend At unlikely moments more thoughts have convened I cannot detain them, they must have their way Pushing and shoving to hijack my day
Dancing a tango, seducing my mind Forming the words that my voice cannot find Rushing and tumbling over the page Whirling and twirling, coming of age
Splicing, enticing, leading astray Dreaming up ways to enrich the affray Sounding and pounding, building with glee ‘Til finally, a brand new creation is free
It’s because all of this that I write what I write I don’t have a choice when new notions take flight I am merely a vessel, a means for my muse Thus providing a stage for its artistic views.
©RuanMillsBurke2010
Born in the south of England, Ruan is an avid reader and writing has always been a part of her life. She says, “The challenge of sculpting the English language into works of art is always exciting because it is such a diverse and perverse material that I can never really tell what shape each piece will take”.
Ruan now lives in western France, drawing inspiration from her three wonderful dogs, the surrounding wealth of art and music, and the beauty of the vast French countryside
Ruan has had her work published in seventeen anthologies to date and has been a guest speaker, reading her own work, on both UK Southern Counties Radio and Radio Caburn.
She has won several poetry competitions and been recognised by the Arvon Literary Foundation UK.
Her work was featured in the top 100 Poets 2001 for the Arvon Literary Foundation and the top 100 discovered poets of 2012. Much of her work has also been recognised on-line via websites such as Authorsden, Poem Hunter and Poetry.com.
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