tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244912255955434817.post7814550497364379744..comments2013-09-30T21:34:45.158+01:00Comments on Lifewaves & Thoughtlines: A Tale of Two KnightsJohn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335593387000012517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244912255955434817.post-33510376341085018072013-09-30T21:34:45.158+01:002013-09-30T21:34:45.158+01:00Thank you Amazonite for such wonderful feedback. S...Thank you Amazonite for such wonderful feedback. Sorry it has taken so long to reply, I haven't been on here much lately.This started as a short nonsense poem but quickly decided it had to have a life of its own, and took 2 years to finish. I'm familiar with your references, but they weren't consciously in my mind at the time - more listening to English folk ballads and battling personal demons at the time, hence the battle with oneself as represented in the two knights = two sides of the same person. Much appreciated!John Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335593387000012517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244912255955434817.post-41351697732750823832013-03-27T15:13:00.866+00:002013-03-27T15:13:00.866+00:00I admire your A Tale of Two Knights so much; the w...I admire your A Tale of Two Knights so much; the writing skill, the story and the rhythm. I feel it should be sung beside a campfire - so enchanting! Always fond of the grave metaphor a raven bears and the vision of Sir Tally-Ho's beloved was described beautifully... very vivid yet fragile.<br /><br />I can imagine all the wonderful ways your mind would adapt this poem into an animated film. The second mention of a veil makes me think of the woman's and the night's veils blending together. Elegantly eerie atmosphere to your tale, I love it.<br /><br />My favourite part has to be where the two knights face their shared reflection. The term "Until We Have Faces" has been significant to me in both C. S. Lewis' book so entitled and the band, RED's album. It also reminds me of a verse in Blind Guardian's "Mirror, Mirror":<br /><br />"Mirror, mirror on the wall,<br />True hope lies beyond the coast<br />You're a damned kind, can't you see?<br />That tomorrow bears insanity/That the winds will change for me"<br /><br />All throughout you write so visually and meaningfully with space for the imagination to bloom. The ending is tense leading to a tranquil and thought-provoking finish... You should be famous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873275945106541831noreply@blogger.com