Dang! Dang and digging that poem I am! Most moving poem I've read (listened too) in ages. Thank you bud. Love it. Floating peacfuly between Tolkien and C S Lewis.
Amazing work mate! You must really be brimming with creativity this week as this is some of the best content I have read of yours :) Thanks for sharing
Thanks man. It felt really rhythmic when I was writing it, like the internal rhymes and flow just evolved from the story. I did watch/listen to the YouTube reading of the legend about 6 times to let it sink in properly. research is key when tackling a creative re-write like this. Cheers for reading/listening, glad you enjoyed it Tristan :-)
Thanks @kotturinn I'm glad you enjoyed this poem. I actually thought of you after I wrote it knowing you're of Russian origin, I hope I'm remembering that right? But I wondered if you had heard of the legend of Danko before? This week just gone was the first I had come across it myself and I really liked the dark Transylvanian/Moldovan feel of it :-)
I read through the post and I saw that Gorky wrote about Danko in one of his stories, so that inspired me to go read The Old Woman Izergil, the name is very familiar and I almost feel like I had read that before, when I was in school, but I don't recall for sure haha.
There's another legend Izergil tells you and that one about Larra, who was son of an eagle, I thought it was pretty crazy.
That sounds awesome and I am currently looking on google for an english translation of the full book so that I can make another epic (long-ass) poem about Larra. I've drawn a blank so far but I shall get my full research head on in a bit ;-) Thanks for drawing my attention to this further Izergil legend. Inspiration is the food of the writer and you have just gifted the inspiration equivalent of a nice slice of chocolate cake, thanks for the cake Kotturinn :-)
P.s. here is the Youtube reading of Danko that helped me really visualize the story when I was writing the poem:
Nice :) happy to know you found it interesting enough to dig further. By the way, the legend of Larra is the first one Izergil tells, the guy was a piece of shit hahaha.
This is funny how the narration is done by an old lady in the video, you can also imagine sitting next to the old Izergil listening to her stories!
Thanks buddy. Yeah, it felt amazing when I was writing it, like the internal rhymes and flow just evolved from the story. I did watch/listen to the YouTube reading of the legend about 6 times to let it sink in properly. Research is key when tackling a creative re-write like this - but having said all that, it was just one of those poems that had me smiling all the way through writing cause I knew it was decent. Then after I put the music to it etc the feel to the poetic style and that classical harp piece just fitted lol, one of those moments of cosmic synchronicity or something ;-) Or maybe I'm just a lucky bugger. Cheers for checking it out, I'll read it out at one of the Del Lago artists nights when I eventually make it over :-)
Thanks you @crystalpacheco30. I'm so happy that lots of people liked this poem as I threw a lot of heart and soul into it. I appreciate your comment and visit, not just on this poem but also the other pieces of mine you've read and commented on. Take care, I hope your weekend was full of joy and fun xx
Nice to see you and I Upvoted you :) !
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“Most women sell sex; most of them just don’t take cash (nor do they each sell to more than one ‘client’ at a time).” ====> Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Hello @raj808, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. The Creative Crypto is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!
Excellent poem. I'm also a member of #Promo-Mentors, so I'll have to look you up. I love epic poems, ballads, lyric narratives, especially in the speculative genres. You might be interested in my Steem Monsters poem "The Ballad of the Crustacean King."
Dang! Dang and digging that poem I am! Most moving poem I've read (listened too) in ages. Thank you bud. Love it. Floating peacfuly between Tolkien and C S Lewis.
Thanks Jay. I'm glad you enjoyed the reading matey, I felt a lot of emotion in writing this poem and I think it comes out in the reading.
An amazing compliment 😀😁😃
Amazing work mate! You must really be brimming with creativity this week as this is some of the best content I have read of yours :) Thanks for sharing
Thanks man. It felt really rhythmic when I was writing it, like the internal rhymes and flow just evolved from the story. I did watch/listen to the YouTube reading of the legend about 6 times to let it sink in properly. research is key when tackling a creative re-write like this. Cheers for reading/listening, glad you enjoyed it Tristan :-)
I loved this one, @raj808!
Thanks @kotturinn I'm glad you enjoyed this poem. I actually thought of you after I wrote it knowing you're of Russian origin, I hope I'm remembering that right? But I wondered if you had heard of the legend of Danko before? This week just gone was the first I had come across it myself and I really liked the dark Transylvanian/Moldovan feel of it :-)
I read through the post and I saw that Gorky wrote about Danko in one of his stories, so that inspired me to go read The Old Woman Izergil, the name is very familiar and I almost feel like I had read that before, when I was in school, but I don't recall for sure haha.
There's another legend Izergil tells you and that one about Larra, who was son of an eagle, I thought it was pretty crazy.
That sounds awesome and I am currently looking on google for an english translation of the full book so that I can make another epic (long-ass) poem about Larra. I've drawn a blank so far but I shall get my full research head on in a bit ;-) Thanks for drawing my attention to this further Izergil legend. Inspiration is the food of the writer and you have just gifted the inspiration equivalent of a nice slice of chocolate cake, thanks for the cake Kotturinn :-)
P.s. here is the Youtube reading of Danko that helped me really visualize the story when I was writing the poem:
Nice :) happy to know you found it interesting enough to dig further. By the way, the legend of Larra is the first one Izergil tells, the guy was a piece of shit hahaha.
This is funny how the narration is done by an old lady in the video, you can also imagine sitting next to the old Izergil listening to her stories!
Amazing work telling that story through verses @raj808
Thanks @gaeljosser. Your encouragement is much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the poetic recreation :-)
next level M8. the music and your cadence with the winding poetic journey.... damn...just damn!!
Thanks buddy. Yeah, it felt amazing when I was writing it, like the internal rhymes and flow just evolved from the story. I did watch/listen to the YouTube reading of the legend about 6 times to let it sink in properly. Research is key when tackling a creative re-write like this - but having said all that, it was just one of those poems that had me smiling all the way through writing cause I knew it was decent. Then after I put the music to it etc the feel to the poetic style and that classical harp piece just fitted lol, one of those moments of cosmic synchronicity or something ;-) Or maybe I'm just a lucky bugger. Cheers for checking it out, I'll read it out at one of the Del Lago artists nights when I eventually make it over :-)
You got my attention with your excellent piece. Keep on with your good work.
@raj808
Thanks @emmanuelacheamp. I will never stop with the creative writing, it's my passion and hopefully to be my vocation :-) Glad you enjoyed it mate
What a great poem! Upvoted :)
Thanks you @crystalpacheco30. I'm so happy that lots of people liked this poem as I threw a lot of heart and soul into it. I appreciate your comment and visit, not just on this poem but also the other pieces of mine you've read and commented on. Take care, I hope your weekend was full of joy and fun xx
Nice to see you and I Upvoted you :) !
:
“Most women sell sex; most of them just don’t take cash (nor do they each sell to more than one ‘client’ at a time).” ====> Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Hello @raj808, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. The Creative Crypto is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!
Thanks @creativecrypto. Your support and appreciation of my creative work means a lot :-)
Excellent poem. I'm also a member of #Promo-Mentors, so I'll have to look you up. I love epic poems, ballads, lyric narratives, especially in the speculative genres. You might be interested in my Steem Monsters poem "The Ballad of the Crustacean King."
https://steemit.com/poetry/@blockurator/poetry-sunday-the-ballad-of-the-crustacean-king-a-steem-monsters-fiction-writing-contest-entry-98ce88980efbb
Thanks for promoting poetry.