The poem below is my contribution to Jingle’s thursday poets’ rally http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/poetry/
A skilfull craftsman
a clever artisan
the architect in Greek myth
the designer of the labyrinth.
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To keep the unwanted Minotaur
the king Minos of Crete
wanted a labyrinth to be quickly built
and our hero performed the feat.
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Yet, the king’s reward was sour
as he imprisoned the architect and his son
in a high deserted tower
so the craftsman ‘s cunning was outdone.
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The artisan gathered bird feathers
made use of wax and thread
devised huge wings of freedom
and up they flew and fled.
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The boy was having too much fun
he soared higher and higher
alas, the heat of the scorching sun
melted the wax from his wings.
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The architect watched his son
trying to go back down
but the damage couldn’t be undone
and the child was doomed to drown.
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can you guess the names of this myth character and his son ?
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dear missar,
that is excellent! a mythological poem in its epic proportion and you have told the story very well. what i can say, just great, great, great!
That was extremely well done.
I loved this poem, it was like a song. Could this be the story of Icarus?
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Can’t say I knew the name before I read the poem, but saw someone else posted it 😉
Great poem and it was a fun read!
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i know the name of the son icarus- read somewhere just a few days back.
this story has always made me sad- the morbid end was unnecessary 😦
classic tale! Cheers, and thanks!
really enjoyed reading this! It jogged my memory of the story.
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icarus comes to mind!!! an enjoyable read down the roads of Greek mythology well done sir
My dearest Rahim,
You did such an awesome job by reintroducing
such a mythology classic your way.
I love Mythology and you had
all the right essences from the picture prompt
to the narrative poem, so beautifully crafted.
So well done.
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thank you so much for all your lovely words and support.
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Awesome work!
I love Greek mythology! This is such a sad story. But a great poem.
Great retelling — I know the story but I was still hanging on every word.
A story told within a poem i find is not an easy thing to acheive.
Nicely done
Icarus!!
Right?
Now let me go peek at the other peoples’ answers!
xo
Wow — a couple people are so smart. I did not know about daedalus.
Nicely written! Your narrative is beautifully delivered in verse. Thanks for stopping by yesterday– my poem is up now.
http://mairmusic.wordpress.com/
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Thank you for the contribution!
The story of Icarus and Daedalus! This was beautifully done, good job!
Yes that is a nice retelling of “The Flight of Icarus” I love Iron Maidens musical rendition of this story. thanks for sharing, the old storys should never die, thanks for keeping this one alive!
alan
I love this beautiful poem accompanied by the sublime illustration. Over at my pages you can see my poem that ‘dances’ around this mythological story, as part of my memory of a day in London (England) when I looked from a Thames bridge to see a bunjee-jump on the banks of the river. Sadly that day, I didn’t have my camera with me, but I immediately wrote down my thoughts, and, remembering Wordsworth’s poetic recollection (“On Westminster Bridge”) borrowed his ‘style’ and wrote my words.
Hope you like it, if you get a chance to come b and see it at http://poettraveler.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/i-stood-on-battersea-bridge-in-blustery-air/. Thank you for being an amazingly creative writer/poet. Folk like you inspire folk lime me. I bow in admiration of your wonderful ability.
BTW: I can’t trace the “cats” poem you wrote (your comments to me at http://poettraveler.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/dogs-are-nice-and-i-can-see/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 refer. Can you help me find your poem and I’ll read and comment. Thanks! my friend. 🙂
John
i cant remember but you made me think really.. wats that name?
Great story telling. I enjoyed reading it.
wwoowww.. abder that was beautiful 🙂
yeah i know i know 😛 … its a Greek mythological story about Daedalus , a artist who was so brilliant and one of his work was labyrinth .to make sure no one else could build it he was imprisoned with his son (Icarus) .. he made these wings to escape but his son didn’t listen to him and died coz his wings melted when he soared higher .
You have express it so beautifully. ..hats off
hey, its always cool to bring back a classic story with fresh words.
enjoy the rally,
Joe
Great job, I’ve always loved greek mythology. Reading this has made me remember the character from the old Disney Hercules cartoon (tv show, not movie.)
Awesome job. No guess, but I’ll be waiting to find out.
I don’t remember his name!! But these posts are so fun! =)
we all must be careful how high we fly…..very nicely done…bkm
nice. i remember reading this as a child…thought your retellign is spectacular…icarus and daedalus…
You retold this excellently. Enjoyed it.
The illustration on top is excellent.
it adds to comprehension of your readers.
Hope that you feel free to visit poets,
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and Happy Wednesday!
I appreciate your participation!
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retelling a classical story is hard, you did an awesome job.
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Sorry my friend I can’t, but I will be waiting to find out. I love learning new things. Love the music and your poem, I find it to be intersted.
Quite a good retelling of a classic story…always so enjoyable to read your writing.