A Poem That Begins With a Call

A poem is a beautiful piece of writing.

Some poems are very long.

Some poems have a special beginning.

This special beginning is called an invocation.

An invocation is the first part of a big poem.

The poet talks to someone special in the invocation.

The poet often talks to a god or a muse.

A muse is a person or spirit that helps you be creative.

The poet asks the muse for help.

The poet wants to write a great poem.

Famous old poems from Greece have invocations.

The poem starts with the words 'Sing to me' or 'Help me.'

This is a very old tradition in poetry.

Many students read invocations in school.

An invocation is a beautiful and important way to start a poem.