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Date: 2015-07-09 02:25 pm (UTC)I also see resonances with a medieval Irish poem normally given the title 'Lament of the Old Woman of Beare' in English. Here's a link to a translation, although I'm not sure if Samatar was alluding to it in her poem. Ignore most of the rubbish written online about this poem (it's all 'sovereignty goddesses' and 'mystical Celts' and is complete nonsense), and you can see that it speaks from the persona of an old woman lamenting the passage of time, initially mourning the loss of her privileged youth (when she ate and drank well and was loved by kings), and ultimately being reconciled with her age and impending death.
At least, that's what I think is going on in 'A Visit With Morgan Le Fay'.