Comments | clodia_metelli: A fairytale for Gogollescent

clodia_metelli

A fairytale for Gogollescent

Dec 22, 2009 19:59

the bare outlines of which I totally have not sort of, uh, cannibalised from The Last Serious Silm Fanfic That I Definitely Will Write Someday

( Once upon a time... )

rough work, whimsy, fic: the loneliness of the fishermouse, original work, random

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*PRAISES YOUUUUUUU* possibly_thrice December 22 2009, 20:07:08 UTC

I appreciate more than mucus-born words can say.

And now I think I will go and fall over.

:'D clodia_metelli December 22 2009, 20:40:49 UTC

*patpatpat*

Yes, go to sleep, it's hibernating season after all.

randy_o December 22 2009, 20:46:26 UTC

Tee-hee! "Beshrew yourself"? The fishermouse doesn't know when he's been insulted. LOL

Delightlfully descriptive prose here!

clodia_metelli December 22 2009, 20:59:31 UTC

Aww, thanks! For a spur-of-the-moment frivolity, it could be worse. I'm glad you liked it! :D

daoinesidh December 23 2009, 08:16:20 UTC

This is one of the most DELIGHTFUL things that I have read in a very long time! I quickly lost myself in the dreamscape you (and your fishermouse) created, with its jewel-toned dragonflies and nobel earwig admirals. Oh to have a coracle that would transport me to such a magical idyll! :)

By the bye - I have decided from this day forward to use that wonderful adverb 'puzzledly' at least twice a week - in conversations ... and quite casually, of course! :) :)

DELIGHTFUL!! :)

clodia_metelli December 23 2009, 17:36:39 UTC

Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed this piece! It was a bit of spontaneous frivolity to cheer up a friend who's just come down with a cold, so it's great to hear you liked it. Jewel-toned dragonflies -- it's interesting that you picked that up; I once had a dragonfly brooch with turquoise wings, which was lovely until I lost it, and it's the sort of thing that I like to write reflections of every now and again.

'Puzzledly' is a great adverb, isn't it? Let us evangelise on its behalf!

daoinesidh December 24 2009, 16:29:01 UTC

There is something so enchanting about dragonflies ... such magical and sparkling creatures with those gossamer wings and beautiful colors! I have always loved to watch them fly - the combination of zooming around and hovering is completely mesmerizing, and if I watch them for too long, I find myself looking on the world quite puzzledly for a time. :)

Do you paint? I think this one calls for some illustrations!! And publication - it would make a wonderful children's book!! :)

clodia_metelli December 24 2009, 22:27:39 UTC

You describe dragonflies so beautifully yourself, it makes me think of summer days. And thank you so much for the compliments! I'm kind of tempted towards illustrations now -- all your comments are reminding me of an A Level art project on Blake's etchings, and all his bizarre fairy-creatures creeping about in the backgrounds. But I'm out of practice... oh well, maybe if I have a minute. Thank you again!

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wormwood_7 December 23 2009, 14:50:18 UTC

I really enjoyed this. For some reason it made me think of one of these Victorian fairy paintings full of detail and strange things going on if one looks closely.

clodia_metelli December 23 2009, 18:09:57 UTC

You know, that comparison makes me absurdly happy, and also rather like scampering off in search of a whole lot of Rackham pictures and maybe some of Blake's more bizarre etchings. And I'm so glad you enjoyed the story -- it was only a bit of whimsical frivolity for a friend who's feeling under the weather, so it's great to hear that it has broader appeal. Thank you for reading!

daoinesidh December 24 2009, 16:22:28 UTC

Me too!!!! The vivid and wonderfully whimsical descriptions brought to mind all of the greatest works of those fairy painters (including Richard Dadd), and illustrators such as Rackham! :) :)

clodia_metelli December 24 2009, 22:31:09 UTC

Richard Dadd is a new name to me. *googles* Ooooh, I like that! Again, the comparison makes me bounce happily. Thank you! ^^

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redheredh May 13 2012, 00:34:08 UTC

Delightful!! Seriously, you should consider collaborating with an artist and creating a book.

Gosh, do you realize how very Elven this is? Just substitue swans for dragonflies... And, I like the ending much. So I think would any Umanyarel. ;)

clodia_metelli May 14 2012, 09:34:57 UTC

Ooh, I can't remember if I thought swans/dragonflies, but this was definitely meant to resonate in Elvish ways, at least in its original context. I wish I knew an artist to collaborate with! I can see it all in my head, but I'm not good enough to illustrate it myself. I'm glad you enjoyed it, anyway! :D