Ya'll I was beginning to do some research in TWatWK for my fanfic. I was flipping through the pages and for some reason, I stopped at the poem at the beginning. (It's by George MacDonald) So I started to read it-like, really read it. While I read the poem, the ending was very fresh in my brain-as I've been thinking about it recently.
So... was I the only one who didn't see how perfectly that reflects the ending of the Wingfeather Saga?
"I dreamed of a song--I heard it sung;
In the ear of my soul its strange notes rung.
What were its words I could not tell,
Only the voice I heard right well.
A voice with a wild melodious cry
Reaching and longing afar and high.
Sorrowful triumph, and hopeful strife,
Gainful death, and new-born life."
I love that poem! I…can’t join the group of people who just found it because I memorized it a while back….
It really does fit perfectly! I read it before I started reading the rest of the book and was waiting to see how it would apply to the story. It's part of what helped me think of an AtE theory.
Does anyone know the name of the poem? I'd like to read the full version.
I guess I'm the odd one out who got super excited about the GEORGE MACDONALD poem the first time through! 😂
I'm a George Macdonald fan. 😊 I'm also jealous of Andrew Peterson because he got to go to a used bookstore in the UK and buy a first edition George MacDonald poetry book!
Oh girl….I just got chills 😂
That;s cool! I’ve read that book twice and never noticed that!