Guest poem sent in by Catherine Pegg , as part of the "poetry by authors" theme
(Poem #1366) Untitled A rose by any other name Would get the blame For being what it is - The colour of a kiss, The shadow of a flame. A rose may earn another name, So call it love; So call it love I will, And love is like the sea, Which changes constantly, And yet is still The same. |
Commentary: One of the things that I admire about Tanith Lee is her versatility. Her work (mostly prose) ranges from science fiction, through fairy tales, sword-and-sorcery, gothic horror to these beautiful little fantasy stories. Some of the themes that crop up in her work are: Little Red Riding Hood, vampires, re-incarnation, male-female gender politics, sexual ambiguity, the odd bit of humour, philosophy, theology ... While I find some of her horror a bit dark, all of her work that I have read is carefully crafted, with wonderfully lush visual images and strong plots. She also does poetry. This poem comes from one of my favourite novels, 'The Silver Metal Lover', a love story. Catherine Biography: http://www.daughterofthenight.com/tlbio.html
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