Comments | ysabetwordsmith: Poem: "Winter Apples"

ysabetwordsmith

Poem: "Winter Apples"

Nov 02, 2011 13:26

This poem came out of the September 13, 2011 perk round. It was inspired by prompts from janetmiles, jenny_evergreen, aldersprig, and laffingkat. It was posted in part by minor_architect as the linkbacks poem for the November 1, 2011 Poetry Fishbowl. Since there are verses left over, you can reveal a verse today by linking to a favorite poem from this fishbowl. These people have boosted the signal: wyld_dandelyon, marina_bonomi, janetmiles ( Read more... )

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janetmiles November 3 2011, 18:43:13 UTC

Poetry signal boosted in my LJ and on FetLife.

Thank you! ysabetwordsmith November 3 2011, 18:50:51 UTC

Two new verses have been posted.

Re: Thank you! janetmiles November 3 2011, 18:52:19 UTC

Hmm. Getting interestinger.

Re: Thank you! ysabetwordsmith November 3 2011, 18:59:43 UTC

*cackle* *rub hands together* Yes, it is!

This poem has a slow build as Fiorenza's quiet village life turns up clues to a mystery, and now the villain is onstage...

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minor_architect November 6 2011, 20:48:01 UTC

I've linked to the list of unsold poems and "Third Road Signs" from my account on Twitter (@miladylibrary). Can we have the rest of the poem now, please? :)

Done! ysabetwordsmith November 6 2011, 21:05:56 UTC

Thank you for your continued support.

the_vulture November 6 2011, 21:34:05 UTC

Hee! I enjoyed this one. :)

the_vulture November 6 2011, 21:38:51 UTC

>>The Binotto apples were in season,
deep rose-red with the flavor and scent of roses.<<

Between this line and the Snow White references, I was reminded of the story of "Snow White and Rose Red". However, as no ingrate dwarfs were involved in the poem, it's just a random association.

Yes... ysabetwordsmith November 6 2011, 21:45:38 UTC

It is a Snow White reference! It's just being told from backstage, as the wicked Queen had to get her poison apple from somewhere and has come shopping in Fiorenza's village. Snow White and company are simply offstage from this perspective.

Re: Yes... the_vulture November 6 2011, 21:56:22 UTC

Yes, it was pretty apparent that the poem was related to the story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", but it's unrelated to to "Snow White and Rose Red", which is a different folk tale altogether. It was the rose red apple that got me thinking about that story. (Yes, my brain makes random intuitive leaps that can be hard to follow. Can't help it. :P )

Re: Yes... ysabetwordsmith November 6 2011, 22:07:49 UTC

Oh, right. Sorry. My brain is full of steamworks today. I'm trying to summarize an extremely different version of world history and science.

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janetmiles November 6 2011, 22:31:58 UTC

Well done, Signora Fiorenza!

Yay! ysabetwordsmith November 7 2011, 01:37:34 UTC

Grazie.