Huginn and Muninn
A Shakespearean Sonnet for the contest34 total reviews
Comment from LIJ Red
So memory fled and wisdom did no good. I think you may be talking about me.
Excellent sonnet, and interesting art and notes. Huginn and Muninn...fascinating.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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So memory fled and wisdom did no good. I think you may be talking about me.
Excellent sonnet, and interesting art and notes. Huginn and Muninn...fascinating.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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I hadn't heard of the two ravens until quite recently. I'm in the midst of reading a new edition of the Norse Mythology, and the idea of them rather appealed to me! Many thanks for your review, Red. I can't remember whether this poem was about me or not! If not, it's probably about you. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from sandy montgomery
Mythology is a fun topic and you handled this with skill. I enjoyed your piece thoroughly. I love the cadence of the story told this way. Fantastic imagery. Thank you for sharing this piece.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Mythology is a fun topic and you handled this with skill. I enjoyed your piece thoroughly. I love the cadence of the story told this way. Fantastic imagery. Thank you for sharing this piece.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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What a lovely review, Sandy. Thank you very much for the six stars! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from dragonpoet
This shows how people can think they know everything and have reasons for all the bad things they do but really they don't. It also shows how they work to forget what they did.
Good luck in the contest. Keep writing
Joan
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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This shows how people can think they know everything and have reasons for all the bad things they do but really they don't. It also shows how they work to forget what they did.
Good luck in the contest. Keep writing
Joan
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks very much for your review, Joan, and accurate summary of the intent of this poem. Best wishes, Tony
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You are so very welcome, Tony.
Joan
Comment from frierajac
Beautiful presentation, informative, ancient myth and a near perfect scheme.
Considering the quoth of the raven is always a caw, what's a writer to do?
It seems to complement the poem in a way that makes it more real to the reader.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Beautiful presentation, informative, ancient myth and a near perfect scheme.
Considering the quoth of the raven is always a caw, what's a writer to do?
It seems to complement the poem in a way that makes it more real to the reader.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Caw! ... or should I lapse into the British vernacular? Cor! What a lovely review!
Comment from damommy
How do I begin to even remotely say how beautiful this is? I don't have the words.
Memory and Wisdom, the two ravens, how foolish he had been, and then his wisdom came too late. He had no recall of what he'd done. That second stanza describes a lot of people today.
I love mythology, and you certainly make it more attractive with your writing.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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How do I begin to even remotely say how beautiful this is? I don't have the words.
Memory and Wisdom, the two ravens, how foolish he had been, and then his wisdom came too late. He had no recall of what he'd done. That second stanza describes a lot of people today.
I love mythology, and you certainly make it more attractive with your writing.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks, Yvonne. Kind words as always and very much appreciated. Thank you very much for the six stars. I'm reading a new edition of the Norse myths at the moment and was fascinated by the concept of the two ravens on Odin's shoulder. I immediately thought how sad that we mere mortals never seem to have them land on us at the same time! LOL
Best wishes, Tony
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So true. If you see them first, send them my way. It is a lovely sonnet.
Comment from Pantygynt
You have combined the two ravens of Odin beautifully in this sonnet. I sense another winner in this genre that you have made your own here on FS. The development is perfect and the idea of incorporating the second raven into the volta at line nine gives a really original touch not only to the poem but to the abstract idea of the volta. The "but" in the ccouplet i take not as a volta but rather a summing up of the whole problem personified in the two birds. Age is bastard!
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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You have combined the two ravens of Odin beautifully in this sonnet. I sense another winner in this genre that you have made your own here on FS. The development is perfect and the idea of incorporating the second raven into the volta at line nine gives a really original touch not only to the poem but to the abstract idea of the volta. The "but" in the ccouplet i take not as a volta but rather a summing up of the whole problem personified in the two birds. Age is bastard!
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks, Jim. Kind words and six stars. Very much appreciated. I'm reading a new edition of the Norse myths at the moment and was fascinated by the concept of the two ravens on Odin's shoulder. I immediately thought how sad that we mere mortals never seem to have them land on us at the same time! LOL
Best wishes, Tony
Comment from RodG
I really like this sonnet, Tony, because it is self-mocking and DIFFERENT from so many others I've read. A good story that could probably be called a parable. I like the use of medieval words like "whilst" and "to the fore." As usual, your rhymes are impeccable and your meter is flawless. Rod
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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I really like this sonnet, Tony, because it is self-mocking and DIFFERENT from so many others I've read. A good story that could probably be called a parable. I like the use of medieval words like "whilst" and "to the fore." As usual, your rhymes are impeccable and your meter is flawless. Rod
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks, Rod. Kind words and very much appreciated. I'm reading a new edition of the Norse myths at the moment and was fascinated by the concept of the two ravens on Odin's shoulder. I immediately thought how sad that we mere mortals never seem to have them land on us at the same time! LOL
Best wishes, Tony
Comment from robyn corum
but I was old, my memory had flown,
and I could not recall what I had sown.
hahahahaha!
Tony,
This is a splendid sonnet for the contest. I keep saying, over and over, that I do not like sonnets, Sam I AM, and then every now and then, someone will post one that I like. Just barely keeps me reading them. *smile* Fun! Good luck!
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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but I was old, my memory had flown,
and I could not recall what I had sown.
hahahahaha!
Tony,
This is a splendid sonnet for the contest. I keep saying, over and over, that I do not like sonnets, Sam I AM, and then every now and then, someone will post one that I like. Just barely keeps me reading them. *smile* Fun! Good luck!
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks, Robyn. Kind words and very much appreciated. I'm reading a new edition of the Norse myths at the moment and was fascinated by the concept of the two ravens on Odin's shoulder. I immediately thought how sad that we mere mortals never seem to have them land on us at the same time! LOL
Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Sis Cat
Oh, I love Norse Mythology, haven read the recent translation. I love the story in your sonnet which harks back to an ancient time way before Poe's The Raven poem. Your descriptions of the relationship between these birds, Memory and Wisdom. Your sonnet is smoothly rhymed but what stands out is your mythic story of ambition and tragedy brought to a rousing, concluding couplet:
But I was old, my memory had flown
And I could not recall what I had sown.
A masterful sonnet. Thank you for sharing. I wish you contest success with this superb entry.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Oh, I love Norse Mythology, haven read the recent translation. I love the story in your sonnet which harks back to an ancient time way before Poe's The Raven poem. Your descriptions of the relationship between these birds, Memory and Wisdom. Your sonnet is smoothly rhymed but what stands out is your mythic story of ambition and tragedy brought to a rousing, concluding couplet:
But I was old, my memory had flown
And I could not recall what I had sown.
A masterful sonnet. Thank you for sharing. I wish you contest success with this superb entry.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks, Andre. Kind words and very much appreciated. I'm reading a new edition of the Norse myths at the moment and was fascinated by the concept of the two ravens on Odin's shoulder. I immediately thought how sad that we mere mortals never seem to have them land on us at the same time!
Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Halfree
Nicely done, enjoyed the read. The last two verses, good work there, a good summary. The last verse, quite a summary of a life. Well what I am saying...good work and a good read, well for me and that's all that counts.
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Nicely done, enjoyed the read. The last two verses, good work there, a good summary. The last verse, quite a summary of a life. Well what I am saying...good work and a good read, well for me and that's all that counts.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2017
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2017
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Thanks, Halfree. Kind words and very much appreciated. I'm reading a new edition of the Norse myths at the moment and was fascinated by the concept of the two ravens on Odin's shoulder. I immediately thought how sad that we mere mortals never seem to have them land on us at the same time!
Best wishes, Tony
