tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post1555536653261866787..comments2024-03-21T19:03:19.133-04:00Comments on Where there had been darkness...: Old Zelazny tribute poemJugularjoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-60779977273022829982023-11-12T02:19:11.178-05:002023-11-12T02:19:11.178-05:00Read "doorways in the sand"Read "doorways in the sand" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-49691804610080064822021-01-21T14:27:58.520-05:002021-01-21T14:27:58.520-05:00Zelazny is dead (do you hear me, Fred???) Perhaps ...Zelazny is dead (do you hear me, Fred???) Perhaps a reference to Fred Saberhagen?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01259999636158353507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-54554184247138823112013-04-23T18:57:50.660-04:002013-04-23T18:57:50.660-04:00I was just about to point out that Corwin's ro...I was just about to point out that Corwin's rose is silver while Michael Gallinger's is implied to be red. But you beat me to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-22780048167798889462013-04-23T18:36:21.617-04:002013-04-23T18:36:21.617-04:00Man, you guys really know your Zelazny. and I apol...Man, you guys really know your Zelazny. and I apologize. After another look it's only 14 (silver-red rose does double duty) actually all the left margined stuff is supposed to be Roger giving a last look back .. but my interpretation shouldn't be any more valid than that of anyone who reads it.<br />thanks ~t Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025413393983533771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-39514010391080277452013-04-23T17:50:21.619-04:002013-04-23T17:50:21.619-04:00Oh, right! I should have gotten that -- it's ...Oh, right! I should have gotten that -- it's one of my all-time favorite endings.Chris DeVitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954514417222660623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-62340823077537578572013-04-23T16:56:48.271-04:002013-04-23T16:56:48.271-04:00. . . a gargoyle reaches but nothing is caught
Ref.... . . a gargoyle reaches but nothing is caught<br />Reference: Not sure about this one, either; another for DITS? (Fred climbing about up there among the gargoyles.)<br /><br />I figured it was Morningstar reaching for Jack at the end of Jack of Shadows. Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-83036917329294367742013-04-23T16:49:31.771-04:002013-04-23T16:49:31.771-04:00OK, here's my try:
He's climbed up the s...OK, here's my try:<br /><br /><br />He's climbed up the stair above Amber fair [...]<br /> his walk through the pattern has ended<br />Reference: Corwin/Amber (Tir-na Nog'th, Corwin’s signature rose, the Pattern, etc.)<br /><br /> and the last of the wild ones sputters and stops<br />Reference: Murdoch & Jenny<br /><br /> while Camelot stands undefended.<br />Reference: “The Last defender of Camelot”<br /><br /> Zelazny is dead (do you hear me, Fred???)<br />Reference: DOORWAYS IN THE SAND<br /><br /> to the ziggurat blue has gone Dorakeen, Red<br />Reference: ROADMARKS<br /><br /> The riddle is solved (was it feathers or lead?)<br />Reference: The riddle of the Kallikanzaros (THIS IMMORTAL)<br /><br /> as a face in the shadows looks on . . .<br />Reference: Not sure; JACK OF SHADOWS?<br /><br /> . . . a gargoyle reaches but nothing is caught<br />Reference: Not sure about this one, either; another for DITS? (Fred climbing about up there among the gargoyles.)<br /><br /> a shrugger of thunders battles his foes<br />Reference: Francis Sandow, ISLE OF THE DEAD<br /><br /> an alley is crossed,<br />Reference: “Damnation Alley”<br /><br />a leviathan sought<br />Reference: “The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth”<br /><br /> pin seven is pulled and a new face is chose[n]<br />Reference: TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES<br /><br /> a unicorn forfeits a pawn. . .<br />Reference: “Unicorn Variation”<br /><br />he feels the story has come to a close<br />he tarrys, a breath. . .<br />and moves on.<br />Reference: “For a Breath I Tarry”<br /><br />Not quite sixteen. C’mon, guys -- what am I missing?<br /><br />--Chris DeVito<br />Chris DeVitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954514417222660623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-9662384615000146252013-04-22T05:06:02.349-04:002013-04-22T05:06:02.349-04:00Thank you! And thanks for writing such a wonderful...Thank you! And thanks for writing such a wonderful tribute! Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-40138880625088432442013-04-21T23:01:16.171-04:002013-04-21T23:01:16.171-04:00I'm glad people like the poem. I still wonder ...I'm glad people like the poem. I still wonder how many can get all 16 references. Feel free to re-post as you like.<br />~trashman kwalterhouse.webs.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025413393983533771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-49818512488437083592013-02-14T11:23:21.603-05:002013-02-14T11:23:21.603-05:00Almost like tracking Francis Shadow :)Almost like tracking Francis Shadow :)Manol Glishevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714846515263443718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-59679530700661159342012-12-15T21:51:09.417-05:002012-12-15T21:51:09.417-05:00Great! I'm glad I could resurrect the poem for...Great! I'm glad I could resurrect the poem for someone else. I had thought it gone for a long time too until I discovered that I had emailed a copy to a friend. <br /><br />It would be an interesting inclusion for the Shadows and Reflections collection too, but tracking down the author seems like it would be difficult. Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-62374757320749914202012-12-14T09:31:08.606-05:002012-12-14T09:31:08.606-05:00Thanks for that! I had seen this poem maybe ten ye...Thanks for that! I had seen this poem maybe ten years ago and then I lost the link. Finally, I happen to find it here. A happy occasion :)Manol Glishevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714846515263443718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-88062521439552971022012-09-24T19:12:53.030-04:002012-09-24T19:12:53.030-04:00I like it a lot and I'm really tremendously ha...I like it a lot and I'm really tremendously happy that I was able to dig up a copy.Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-10203621593671380662012-09-21T15:20:40.937-04:002012-09-21T15:20:40.937-04:00I like that. I think it needs one small edit to ch...I like that. I think it needs one small edit to change "chose" to "chosen" but otherwise it's spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com