To-day
we have naming of parts. Yesterday,
We had daily training. And to-morrow morning,
We shall have what to do after killing a wildling.
But to-day,
To-day we have naming of parts. Ygritte
Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring
ice caves,
And
to-day we have naming of parts.
This is a Valyrian steel sword. And this
Is a long sword, whose use you will see,
When you are given your swords. And this is a
dragon glass dagger,
Which in your case you have not got. My branch
Hold in her garden its silent, eloquent gestures,
Which
in our case we have not got.
This is the scabbard, which is always released
With an easy flick of the thumb. And please do
not let me
See anyone using their finger. You can do it
quite easy
If you have any strength in your thumb. Her blossom
is fragile and motionless, never letting anyone
see
Any
of them using their finger.
And this you can see is the blade. The purpose
of this
Is to open the body, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Breaking the oath. And rapidly backwards and
forwards
The young crow is caressing and fumbling her
flower:
They
call it breaking the oath.
They call it breaking the oath: it is perfectly
easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the
blade,
And the hilt, and the edge, and the point,
Which in our case we have not got; and the coral-blossom
Silent in all of the caves and the crows going
backwards and forwards,
For
to-day we have naming of parts.
Nice idea to combine the pastiche with a type of fan fic. intervention into the Game of Thrones world. I haven't followed GoT, and would probably have enjoyed your poem even more if I had...
ReplyDeleteThe structure and catch-phrases are loving preserved and repeated to ensure recognizability, and the tones of the two voices contrast nicely. Good stuff!
I love this! You made a lot of Brownings original text fit perfectly into a GoT context, especially with Ygrittes comparison to the coral and the sexual reference in the fifth verse (which is very entertaining).
ReplyDeleteI love it, you made Game of Thrones fit perfectly into the poem.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved this poem! It was extremely clever, funny, and entertaining especially when you understand the references by having watched Game of Thrones, which made me appreciate the poem that much more. I also agree with Emma that GoT actually fits perfectly into the original, since a lot of the elements that you have used can be set in connection with the original poem so that it still makes sense, and also easy for the reader to recognize.
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