Letters to the Muse Iii

A mesmerizing journey into the depths of love, Letters to the Muse III offers the very real possibility of realizing true love on earth, while retaining loves beautiful mystery. This collection is both personal and impersonal in its approach to the poetic muse. The personal poems describe how she appears to Nalkur in real life, while the impersonal poems delve into the deeper and higher aspects of her personality. Take, for instance, this excerpt from A Spiritual Relationship:Her footprints bore upon the sandsOf her timeless walkAcross to where the hermit sangAnd to her spirit talked,Welcoming her presence inHis life no more adriftWith the winds of chance, romanceHis spirit came to lift. She settled by his side, her graceGentle and so kindWas the hand upon his faceOf tears that silenced mind;His grief exploded in reliefTo know she never leftHim alone upon the beachWhere separation wept. The final volume of this trilogy, these poetic forays focus on Nalkurs vision of the future of his relationship with the muse, the first having covered the past and the second the present. Through this third collection, the poet hopes to achieve a fusion of both human and divine elements of the male-female attraction as an expression of true love.