Muse of the West
– Kelly Kaur
She guides me through labyrinths
Words that inspire and uplift
Compassionate
Exacting
I strive for inconceivable pinnacles
Fired by flames of creativity
Long-neglected in a smouldering heap
She is the one with the megawatt smile
Eyes that dance in rebellious glee
Once upon a time
They tried to stop her in her tracks
They tried to silence her stories
They tried to make her invisible
She, simply, showed them
Trail-blazing muse of the West
Gracious maverick
Calgary eternally
Emblazoned in her heart
Kelly Kaur
Kelly Kaur’s poems and works have been published in Sanscrit, West Coast, Singa, 2014 New Asian Short Stories Anthology and heard on CBC, etc. She was the 2019 Borderlines Writers’ Circle participant through Writers’ Guild Alberta and Alexandra Writers’ Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.