Man & Pegasus, Bronze 1949 – Artist: Carl Miles, Swedish (1875-1955)
I look into your eyes and see
Pools of deep Black Sea;
An ancient mariner’s rime
Of odyssey in time;
Fathoms of a cryptic hue
Descending into the soul of you.
The time is now but the place
Was on Mount Helicon, Greece
Where Pegasus with a gentle blow
Of his hoof caused Hippocrene to flow;
A fountain sacred to the Muses,
The source of all poetic truths.
You call me Muse, I blink
Because I am amused to think
That I could be your fountain
Of inspiration. But from the mountain
Of Helicon it took a Pegasus to create
Before a Muse could motivate.
Your eyes are what I see,
Pools of deep Black Sea;
An ancient mariner’s rime
Of odyssey in time;
Fathoms of enigmatic clues
Discovering the poet in you.
