| Inspiration 0, Bad Jokes 1 by Richard Cody |
| Listening to classical radio, I hear an overture written by Mozart at the age of 14. Broadcast over miles of space and through a wilderness of years, the music makes my stereo speakers shimmer. Ah, what a Divine muse old Wolfgang must have entertained. I can almost see the two of them now. She a tall and pale beauty clad in luminous gowns, whispering in his teenage ear. He writing it down madly with feathered quill. My own muse treats me like a stepchild and dresses in secondhand clothes. When she whispers in my ear it is usually idle gossip or jokes of questionable taste. Occasionally, she imparts a rare tidbit of inspiration. This is not one of them. |
| Published in Zam Bomba, Vol. 2, No. 3, Spring 1998 |
| Copyright 2002 Richard Cody |