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Now, how do we get them back on task??

Just ask nicely, or spoil them them with chocolates or flowers.  Make them feel appreciated.  I don't believe they can be forced.

My operational philosophy, if all else fails, is to start the work - she will show up.

Generally speaking they do.  Muses don't believe in Writer's Block, but they will gleefully use the opportunity to skive off for a while if the writer believes in it.  I think mine is probably happiest when she's wearing overalls, with her sleeves rolled up and her hair tied back out of the way, or covered up with a headscarf.

It's easy enough to imagine them lounging around in a bar somewhere, or on a sunny beach, grumbling amongst themselves about lazy bloody writers who don't turn up when there's work to be done

Tracy,
It's the visuals and the specifics of your poems that capture me. And the humor? What's to say. Marcel