Forever Amber
FOREVER AMBER
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….For Roger Z
Seeing nothing
Beyond pattern
Superimposed
Do I care for you
Or is it I care more for
My caring for you gone?
Proceeding unhindered
Playing a game
For a while
A different game
A different while
The same play
Where an author lurks
There are no accidents
But pattern-spun plot
And shadows …
Posted on August 19, 2016, in Poetry and tagged Creation, Fantasy, Identity, Life, Reality, Roger Zelazny, Writing. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
Ben Naga 
In those shadows often lie the words that complete the story.
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Zelazny’s whole Amber ten volume series was republished recently in one ginormous book. Most entertaining – despite the odd typo. May be read with an eye out for a slightly underplayed spiritual/cosmic subtext. Well worth seeking out. (And it may also shed a little extra light on this modest piece of mine, which is written as a tribute to him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Zelazny) Requiescat In Pace.
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This is a nice reminder to re-read that. I’ve always enjoyed Roger Zelazny.
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It was like reading it for the first time. God bless presenility . 🙂
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Ben, you told me about this series a few weeks ago and it’s still in my notes to get ahold of the first book. Now your poem has me doubly intrigued – thank you. Such a nice tribute!
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Well I have derived much enjoyment from rereading it.
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I have read Zelazny, but not his Amber series. I haven’t been reading much science fiction lately. The question is, am I up to that in the middle of writing what I am struggling to write right now?
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You are best fitted to answer that, I think. The Amber series is fantasy rather than si-fi. Certainly there is an awful lot of intricate plot and many characters to keep in mind over a span of ten books. This might be difficult if you are already involved in the complexities of your own creative process. OTOH it might provide some relief.
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