To writers: what is your inspiration? for your poems, your stories, or your songs?

What are the letters of the line in the typical cliff in order from bottom to top of the staff

Natural minor half steps between scale degrees 3 and 4; 7 and 8 harmonic minor half steps between scale degrees 2 and 3; 5 and 6 ascending melodic minor half steps between scale degrees 2 and 3; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 major half steps between scale degrees 2 and 3; 7 and 8

Quarter note + quarter note + eighth note + sixteenth note + sixteenth note=