Acrostics?

[Samwise]

I have a weird feeling I may have posted this in the past, but maybe not....

Have you ever written an acrostic? An acrostic is a poem written about a single word/subject, which is written going downwards. That probably didn't make any sense, so here's an example:

LOTR Acrostic#1
Steadfast little Hobbit
Always by Frodo's side
"Mr. Frodo, I'm coming! "


The LOTR word is SAM, and the sentences in the poem have to do with him (Duh, like you didn't know I'd write about my fave li'l hobbit.... smilies/wink.gif ) I wrote that one last year, but it's an example. Who else would like to take a stab at it??

[Olorin_TLA]

No living man may hinder he, the Dead Elf told,
Angmar whose iron feet crushed Arnor's bones of old.
Zealous howling madness shakes his slaves until they break,
Groping Deaths the minds of his foes take.
Undying, undead, yet void of all save Death;
Life tears from blood when he cries with the Dark One's evil; Shadow that blots out Night.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:40 AM December 22, 2003: Message edited by: Olorin_TLA ]

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Wow Olorin, that's excellent. I'm feeling slightly poetic today, so let me take a stab at it:

Bouncing and singing,
Over a hill,
Master comes
Bearing water lilies
And rescues
Distressed halflings.
Into his home they come
Laughing, singing, safe.

Not horrible... Cute I guess, considering I've been up for about 15 minutes.

Fea

[Esgallhugwen]

Far away his land is to some
Rescueing the earth was his task to be done
Over the mountains and over the hills
Driving himself with his last bit of will
Overwhelmed he sought peace to his pain, to the west, to the west so the song's sing


well that's my little bit hope you enjoy it smilies/biggrin.gif

[Morai]

Greedy for "his" ring
Onward he searches
Looming,
Lying, and cheating
Only for his Ring
Mad he was, and ever searching

Like it? (I bet you can't guess his name.
smilies/wink.gif )

[dragoneyes]

It's a pity you spelt it wrong.

Silly little hobbit,
Met the ring he did,
Eager to recieve it,
And he killed his friend dead!
Gollum was a noise he made,
Only in his throat, not said,
Little hobbit changed and became evil instead.

Ugh, don't like the last line.

[Samwise]

Wow! They all look great to me!

LOTR Acrostic #2

Hardy little people
Often seen these days--they're not
Because
Big People they avoid!
I wish I could meet one one day, and
Travel to the Shire!

[Olorin_TLA]

Thanks, Feanor! You made my year! smilies/biggrin.gif And I like yours a lot too! (Better than mine, imho!)

I think all of these are great. smilies/biggrin.gif


Green their banners blazed in rippled wind,
Red their spears shone, dipped in light,
Isen blue turned too its hue, as dimmed thier life,
Mighty crests, flowing gold,
All foundered from this treachery cold

...

Guess who. smilies/smile.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 9:50 AM December 24, 2003: Message edited by: Olorin_TLA ]

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'm honored that you think my poems are good, Olorin, but I like the style of yours better. Mine are... bouncy. My poetry is mostly dark and moody, but it just feels easier to write cheerful acrostics.

Overcome by weariness,
Lying by the Withywindle,
Drowsy Halflings almost die.

Fortunately,
Old Tom Bombadil
Runs into Frodo and Sam,
Enthusiastically
Saving
The day.

Haha- I actually kind of like this one!

Fea

[Cinderella]

Evil she did not fear
Only stillness was her bane
With those she loved she fought
Yet the evil king could not see
No man could stop him, but a woman was she

Blech, the last line came out all wrong, but oh well smilies/biggrin.gif

Prince of the halflings
In Gondor proved his strength
Purely good at heart
Palantir he could not resist
Insisted on serving the Steward
Naive yet brave at heart

Ooh.. I's are hard... lol

[Samwise]

All of you are better than I am--but I just do this for fun. smilies/wink.gif

LOTR Acrostic #3

Bilbo and Frodo
A pair of cousins, both
Given adventurous spirits (well, maybe not Bilbo so much) smilies/wink.gif
Going where other Hobbits did not
Into the unknown
Now both are in the West
Sam followed later.

[Beanamir of Gondor]

Brave and corageous
Oldest son of Denethor
Reigning Steward-to-be
Only tempted by the Ring
Most strongly he fought
In Osgiliath he triumphed but
Rauros bore him away.

You're right, that was hard.

[Samwise]

I really like these. I've got to think up another, but at the moment it's way too early in the morning..... smilies/tongue.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Grim but willing to laugh or smile,
Always remembering the greater good.
Never foolhardy were his choices.
Doing what he thought was best
And guiding the Fellowship safely...
Leading them through the Mountains, he
Fell in Khadad-dum.

[Morai]

Running River
Imperishable Wisdom and
Virtue of
Elrond
Never
Dying
Elven
Lord

Wow, that one was hard

[symestreem]

Arnor's hope, and Gondor's too, hidden in
Rivendell, fostered there.
Always the line descended from the
Great kings of Numenor was unbroken.
Over many years, the king faded from memory but finally one
Returned when the evil was greatest: Telcontir, whose line will
Never be broken.

[Samwise]

Very nice, everyone! I've got to rattle this old Hobbit brain and think up some more... smilies/wink.gif

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Time to try another one... if it doesn't make sense, feel free to berate me incessantly, just remember that I'm ill and dreading my forced doctor's visit in the morning...

Playful young hobbit
Interested in everything;
Perhaps he should never have
Purloined veggies in the Movies.
In any case, he ended up meeting
Nice people and jerks alike.

Taken by Orcs near Rauros,
Our half-sized friend was carried
Over the fields of Rohan, to Fangorn.
Kept safe he was by an Ent.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

And another:

Tall and unhasty,
Remeniscent of a tree.
Eldest in Middle
Earth, he is a powerful
Being who roams Fangorn.
Elven Princling
And Dwarven companion
Request permission from him,
Daring to explore his land.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Riders of Rohan!
On your brow is exhaustion.
Hear now my words of
Intelligence: Give up
Resisting Saruman.
Ride no more to kill orcs.
Instead, submit to The Many Colored and
Mark the words of Grima.

Did that make any sense? It's meant to be Wormtongue's influence over Theoden, and thus the Rohirrim...

Fea

[Morai]

It did, kind of, though I like "TREEBEARD" the best.

[Morgul Queen]

My turn, I think.

Barahir's son, for whom
Eilinel's love betrayed,
Royal outlaw in bliss's swoon
Entered into Doriath
Nightingale's Doom.

[Samwise]

Hum....let me try this again.
___________________________________
Keeper or the sword that was broken

In Ranger's guise, did walk

Never thinking, perhaps, he would gain his crown

Gandalf, Elrond, and a little Hobbit ringbearer showed him otherwise.
_____________________________________
Or something like that.... smilies/rolleyes.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 5:48 PM January 22, 2004: Message edited by: Samwise ]

[Beanamir of Gondor]

O man, I've been working on this one for about three days now. I think someone's done Merry, but not in prose.

Most abused of the Halflings and
Eowyn's friend, this
Rohirrim warrior
Imbibed to the end; he
Always was brave and
Did every right thing; he
Only despair'd he
Could not save the king. He

Became a great hero, in
Rohan and Shire; he
Answered Pip's questions [of which he
Ne'er tired]; he
Dreaded the wars and
Yet
Beat down
Unrest; thus the
Courage of Merry
Kept strength in the Quest.

Whew.:o

[Liriodendron]

Old but green,
Stiff but moving.
Sap fills their veins,
and their strides are long.
Centuries pass like fallen leaves,
Childless, their broad days are over.

[Sapphire_Flame]

Um, Liri, what's the acronym there?

Okay, here's mine:

Happy to stay in their
Own safe world,
But occasionally showing great
Bravery
In times of
Trepidation and
Sorrow

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

[Liriodendron]

Well my goodness!:eek: I thought it was obvious! :( Ents! Ents!! ;)

[Eowyn Wenhamir]

Um, I thought each line had to start with the letter in the character's name?

Here, like this.

Eldest of all Middle-earth creatures
Not ever hasty
Treebeard and Quickbeam are
Some of their names.

Off the top of my head, and pathetic, I know, but that's the idea.

Oh, and Beanamir, soooooo wonderful.

[HerenIstarion]

It used to be my sig once, and currently is placed somewhere on the main site, I believe, Yet since the handy thread came up, I do not mind repeating it here:

Beware of the wights if your path leads that way
Anger lurks here where is no trace of day
Roaming souls of the vagabond world
Raging in Darkness under skies ever cold
Over the valley and under the hill
Wraiths walk abroad, host of fear and thrill
Deadly their eyes, greenish burning within
Oath to keep, cracking bones and no skin
Woven are spells of the powerful word
Never to fail, be unbroken their sword…
So, beware of the wights on the Barrow-Downs way!


edit: um, whatever happened to color tags?

[Angry Brandybuck]

Nobody's done this one yet, I think. I had trouble with the rhythm but I think it's alright now.

Strange little land of peace and tranquility
Home to the Hobbit-folk.
Inventors of golf and of smoking.
Rigours of life don't effect them
Everybody happy with their lot.

Re-reading it, its not quite right, but the form doesn't require perfect rhythm or metre does it?

[Liriodendron]

Originally posted by Eowyn Wenhamir
Um, I thought each line had to start with the letter in the character's name?

Here, like this.

Eldest of all Middle-earth creatures
Not ever hasty
Treebeard and Quickbeam are
Some of their names.

Off the top of my head, and pathetic, I know, but that's the idea.

Oh, and Beanamir, soooooo wonderful.

Oh! I didn't catch that part! :o So....I'll type another when I have more time. This way is even better! No wonder mine didn't make sense! :D It was about "Ossacc". Remember him? :rolleyes:

[dragoneyes]

Did 'he' lie
Eagerly?
Riding with a
Negligible
Hobbit.
Eowyn 'he' was,
Longing for battle she showed her
Mettle.

Good description, pity I'm really bad at poetry.

[Morai]

Here's my latest:

Morbid, with the
Odor of sulfur
Rigid, impenetrable
Drowing the cries
Of its prisioners
Right until their death

Hmm...I'm not sure if I like that one or not.

[Kransha]

Well, here's one just for the heck of it.

In Mordor, he did battle
Severed from the hand of darkness
Into Orodruin he took it
Lust for power undid him
Doom followed the King
Upon Gladden Fields, it came,
Rest now in death, Isildur

That's all for now.

[Ellwyn]

G reat big wizard
A lways preaching
N ever silly
D enethor whacker
A lways saying things
L ike
F ool of a Took


D was hard. D was really bad.

[Bekah]

Ever wanting to conquer
On the battlefield;
Weary of rebukes,
Yearning for glory,
Nazgul King she kills.

My try at an Eowyn acrostic.

Now I'll try to do the Fellowship.

Far from home the nine companions travel
Ever moving onwards to their destination -
Laboring to protect the hobbit whose closest friend
Longed to return home.
Over the hills and under the mountain...
Wanting to reclaim his ring
Smeagol followed the fellowship
High and low,
Into the very crack of Mount Doom,
Punching Frodo and biting off the ring he fell.

Oh help. That was pathetic, and had more to do with Gollum than anybody else....

~ Elentari II

[HerenIstarion]

I seem to be stuck on BD in my acrostics :) The following piece was a part of BD Birthday celebration wish, but now it seems to be proper to post it here:


Be ye cheerful, be ye mirthful
Ale be flowing, sing ye gleeful
Rare be anger, beef be roasting
Real be made yer table boasting
Oft be singing, rare be weeping
Wood be burning, bones be heaping
Dark be fearless, stars be shining
Oft together ye'll be dining
Wights be feasting, minstrels derry
Night be dancing, morn be merry
Sing ye joyful, sing together!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Excellent work Heren (and everyone else, of course). I'd completely forgotten about this thread...

From flowering vales he rode
Onward to Minas Tirith
Realizing not he'd n'er return.
Long shall he be remembered,
Old and brave as he was.
Never giving up, he fought 'til death, before the
Gates of the City of Stone.

Not my best work, but it's attempt Number 3 and I kind of like it.

Fea

[Ithaeliel]

Not that great, but it's something...

Lady, do not come near me
Ere you do, I'll shoot!
Go away! I don't want a concubine!
Oh, if only Orlando Bloom were here to take her away from me...
Leave me alone, I said!
Aaah! Look behind you! Orcs!
Silly fangirl... fare thee well!

[Maeggaladiel]

Oh, Ithaeliel, that was great!

Okay, I want to try this. Don't kill me for this one, even though my acrostic doesn't REALLY cover an actual LOTR character.

Forever silent
In the Last Homely House.
Going nowhere, saying nothing.
Who am I?
I cannot say.
There is nothing I can say.

Yes, it's stupid and the last line was corny. But Figwit is my hero. :D I like being different, and nobody has talked about poor Figgy yet. Maybe when I have another minute I'll write another one.

M y
A vatar is
E lrond wearing
G lasses

(How's that for a signature?)

<--- this is my 100th post!! Wheee!

[Morai]

Okay here's another one:

Truly
Horrid
Evil

Only
Never
Evil looking

Rightly
Incredible
Never will it's effect be
Gone

I can see Frodo writting this for some reason....

[Ithaeliel]

In honor of Maeg, who liked my first acrostic... :D

Frodo looks awfully ill today...
Is that dwarf a girl? Oh, please.
Gandalf thinks he's such a smarty-pants... what a loony!
What time was our lunch break supposed to be again?
I'm about to smack someone with this chunk of lembas!!!
Thank Iluvatar, they finally ended the meeting!

[Mad Baggins]

That's great, Ithaeliel!

Many paths he has trod,
Even though he is one of the "wee folk"!
Rohan's king he served,
Rohan's livery he wore.
Yet his heart stayed in the Shire.

Hmm, I like that one!