tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post7804728413176324680..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: Two Dead Knights: "The Mournful Word The Seas Say When Tides Are Wandering Out Or In"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-85617720360259137122013-02-27T14:46:02.132-08:002013-02-27T14:46:02.132-08:00Jeff: I'm pleased that you like the poems. Si...Jeff: I'm pleased that you like the poems. Since you are one who appreciates the revenants of the Middle Ages in the modern world -- e.g., gargoyles and Medieval architecture in America -- I'm happy to have you discover the poems.<br /><br />Thank you very much for stopping by. I always appreciate hearing from you.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-17791139742561997612013-02-26T21:04:18.618-08:002013-02-26T21:04:18.618-08:00Needless to say, at least one daily visitor to you...Needless to say, at least one daily visitor to your site appreciates a dose of medievalism in modern poetry. I'm delighted to have discovered these poems through you.Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-81252934537459072532013-02-25T23:00:15.540-08:002013-02-25T23:00:15.540-08:00Ms Hargreaves: thank you very much for "The T...Ms Hargreaves: thank you very much for "The Twa Corbies"! You are right on the mark, I'd say. For instance, the final two lines are perfect: "O'er his white banes, when they are bare,/The wind sall blaw for evermair." (This is from the "Scottish version" printed in Arthur Quiller-Couch's Oxford Book of English Verse.)<br /><br />I greatly appreciate your pointing this out. Thank you very much for visiting.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-19317132961854293212013-02-25T00:20:16.279-08:002013-02-25T00:20:16.279-08:00Hello Stephen - I suggest that John Masefield'...Hello Stephen - I suggest that John Masefield's poem is based on an ancient Border Ballad (English-Scottish border country) called The Twa Corbies (Two Ravens). Arthur Rackham illustrated it. I liked the picture of Wharfedale, where I live - in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.<br />Audrey HargreavesYorkshirecatukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953854070635246084noreply@blogger.com