Try to write a Poem on LOTR

[Mornie Alantie]

Try to write poems on anything that has to do with ME or anything in it. Get the picture?


High of birth and gold of hair,
He was a great noble with a kingly air,
Born when the world was young,
In Valinor before the sun.

He came back to middle Earth,
after Mandos gave the curse.
Powerful in battle great beast he fell,
His elvish name was Glorfindel.

In gondolin he dwelt long,
But there the king did a wrong.
To leave he was warned before there was ill,
The curse of Mandos was Fulfilled.

He fought a balrog on the cliffs,
To save those who evil would miss.
Down with the Balrog he fell far,
but the golden hair would not be marred.

An Eagle broult back to them,
They said goodbye once again.
For his honor a mound was raised,
By elves forever he shall be praised.


Thats as good as I could do Now you guys try
(if I could do that so can you!)

[Elenya]

Whoa!! That's really good! I don't think I could ever write anything like that!!

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

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There once was a hobbit
Who found a gold ring;
Which was forged by Sauron,
An evil king.

He left it to Frodo,
Instead of some cash;
Who snuck into Mordor
And burned it to ash.

The entire 1000 page novel in two sentances.

[Heen-1]

there once was a ranger
his name was Elessar
But he wasnt a stranger
he was wise, and could see far (blah)

he had many names
travelled many places
his quests were no games
and was revered by many faces
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ok that sucked *** lol...

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Nice first attempt though.

[ElanorGamgee]

"Strider: Tellin' it like it is..."

The slobs from Bree, they call me Strider
My armpits stink, but I'm no Black Rider
My girl is Arwen; she'll out-live me
But she'll get no immortality

At the Prancing Pony, a darn good inn
I'd just sat back to drink my gin
These four prance in and steal the show
Foolish Hobbits, led by "Mr. Frodo"

Frodo's got a Ring to rule them all
Merry'll drink you out of Brandybuck Hall
Sam's not too bright; he's kinda dull
And poor Pippin's got no brain at all

So I lead this rather ragged bunch
To keep them from being Nazgûl lunch
And though my job pretty much stinks
I get some payment in free drinks

He, he, he smilies/biggrin.gif
My brother helped me come up with this poem.

[ June 11, 2002: Message edited by: ElanorGamgee ]

[Jessica Jade]

that was great, Elanor! Hilariously brilliant! smilies/biggrin.gif heh heh.

[Joy]

Elenor, that was so funny. smilies/biggrin.gif I loved it!


And Gilmi, great job! Kudos to you.

My poetry of Middle Earth is more somber.

Dawn - By Angela Joy
Cry for the Dawn of ages Past.
Look with eyes forlorn
against the day that shall be last.
Across the Great Sea shall sail
the ships that Eldars once borne
to Land where Hope will prevail once more.

Time by Angela Joy
The days are lenghtening,
yet the hour grows short.
Yesterday is a distant memory,
but tomorrow may never come.
Our doom has been pronounced
and we stand upon the shores
For soon shall the ships come
that will bear us across Time.

Rangers By Angela Joy
Wandering, but not Lost
Protecting from Death's Frost.
Day, Night, we walk alone
Till all evil is gone.

Sons of Kings and of Men
We search valley and fen.
While all the world sleeps
We stride throughout the deeps.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Those are great, JOY! BTW, I really love your new pic!

This is the beginning of one that I came up with while writing music to accompany it:

"Through darkest night
I see the light
I'm here with you
You'll get me through

We're far from home and
We're far from friend
But on we go
To journey's end"

There will be more later, I just need to think of it! smilies/smile.gif

[QuickSlash]

Oh, I wish I could write that well. You are all doing wonderfully, and Gimli, that was funny. Good job, all of you.

[Joy]

Tigerlily, great poem. I can see Sam and Frodo walking through the Ephel Duath, catching each other when the stumble, helping each other up when they fall, Sam carrying Frodo up Mount Doom.

As you can tell, I really like your poem.

BTW, thanks for the compliment on the poems and the new pic. Did you see the sword that the angel has? That was exactly the sword I had in mind for Kallasil - the sword of bright light - in my fan-fic.

[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: Joy ]

[dragongirlG]

I think the parody of the Ring poem that I wrote is in my signature, but if not, here goes:

One Book to Rule them All
Three books for the publishers under the guy,
Seven for the zealists in their rooms alone,
Nine for paying parents doomed to buy,
In the land of Tolkien where the readers lie.
One book to rule them all, one book to find them
One book to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
In the land of Tolkien where the readers lie.

The "one book to rule them all" thing was created by another poster on this site, and I made up the rest.

Everyone else's are very good! I know mine wasn't exactly about ME but it's the only thing I've written so far.

[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: dragongirlG ]

[Mornie Alantie]

There are a lot of Replies for just one day on a topic like this.


Four little hobbits went out on a hike,
The Strider fellow some didn't like.
One wanted breakfast and then wanted lunch,
But Strider said there will be no more brunch.

After a walk they came to a hill,
But there the Nazgul waited to kill.
They wanted to save there dear friend Frodo,
From a wound that would kill even a troll.

At Imladris they found a lost old friend,
Who thought that the hobbit journey would've been at an end.
But Strider watch them with his eagle eye,
Yet they now had another choice to live or to die.

For the journey to mordors was all but easy,
Which made Pippins legs get very very Quisy.
They thought that they would die on this journey to the end,
But now they relied on help and there friends. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/tongue.gif smilies/smile.gif smilies/wink.gif

[The-Elf-Herself]

Okay this a little free-form poem I wrote just for the heck of it. It's set perhaps thirty years before FOTR.

Twilight comes
the shadow is rising
growing, consuming
the dark mist that once
shrouded the face
of evil is clearing

the world once known is fading
the bright day comes to a close
time, once a gently passing stream,
now flows swiftly, inevitably

yet the twin dooms,
entertwined by the nature
of the power possesed by few
are held at bay

mirth is not lost
and courage strengthens
twilight lingers
and with it memories
of times past

the leaves fade
the seasons change
and time grows ever shorter
yet mirth is not lost
as the golden sun shines
and the silver rains fall

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[Merlinus Ambrosius]

Here's a poem I wrote last semester for my english class. It is entitled "Of Telperion and Laurelin"

Thins golden rays flood o'er this land,
And purest light doth fill mine hand.
Oh golden tree of Valinor,
Thy light shines out to farthest shore.

And what is said of Laurelin?
Her silver light outshineth tin.
Thy soft and silent gentle hue,
Doth shine against the sky so blue.

Telperion and Laurelin,
In Valinor thy light begin.
It shineth pure and piercingly.
It floweth forth quite readily.

O golden tree of Valinor!
O silver tree of farthest shore!
Shine forth 'gainst midnight's darkest cloth,
Assail the eyes of vile Morgoth.

Oh soft white light of Laurelin,
Although the darkness 'gainst thee win.
Do not thy white light darkness trade!
Forsake the darkness bid thee fade.

And golden beam of Telperion,
Ungoliant's venom 'gainst thee won.
Do not fade O glorious tree!
Take not from Valar all thy glee.

O glorious trees of Valinor,
Although the darkness 'gainst thee soar.
Thou shalt live on in memory,
Despite thy death in tradgedy.

[MallornLeaf]

The Fellowship of the Ring

Nine were needed,
to complete the quest,
so Elrond chose seven,
of the very best.

("two more we will need,
I'll pick from my house."
"But I want to go!"
cried micky the mouse.)*not really*

He planed for two elves,
to complete the mission,
but merry and pippin,
wouldn't bend to submission

Gandalf lead the group
that would destroy the ring.
Strider the ranger went along,
he was the exiled king.

Boromir went also,
but his bane was near.
Sam-the ringbearer's companion,
was often filled with fear

Gimli joined the company
and proved the dwarve's worth.
Legolas went for the elves--
a prince of noble birth

Merry was a jokester,
and pippin was his clone.
Before the quest was over,
they wished that they'd stayed home

Frodo was the ringbearer,
upon him all duties fell,
on the edge of a knife was the quest.
Up to this hobbit was all.

These nine left Rivendell,
on a day that wasn't so nice.
do you think they'll destroy the ring?
only this nine must suffice.

[Bêthberry]

Middle Earth Haiku

Saruman

Prism-words twist and
Refract a many-hued voice:
Dishonouring Truth.


~~Bethberry

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[ June 13, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

That was great MallornLeaf.

Here's how Aragorn proposed.

Arwen, O Arwen,
Beautiful art thine face.
You hold a special place in my heart,
None could take thine place.

Will you marry me?

I know, not exactly Tolkien related, but...

[Thinlaithion]

Fair Laurelindórinan where dwell the Galadhrim,
Ruled by Celeborn and Galadriel the fair,
Fairest place of all Middle Earth.

The golden wood, with Mallorn trees of silver,
Shed their golden leaves in the fall,
The sorceress of the wood keeps it safe,
No evil shall ever pass its mithril gates.

Galadriel’s ring of power shall ever protect it,
Woe to all who bear evil within them,
Fairest place of all where elves dwell,
Untouched by the passing years.

Haven of the first age of the sun,
As immortal as those who live there,
Has watched so many years go by,
Only remnant of years long lost.

With the elvish ring of water,
Galadriel had cast a spell,
Sauron could never see the land,
And no evil would ever pass.

Ruled by Sindar King, and Noldor Queen,
Fairest place of all the land,
Silent as the night, the invisible elves,
Ever caring for the majestic trees.

Silent as stone, as graceful as cats
Are the watchers of the sacred land,
The one who enters unsummoned,
Struck by an arrow in an instant.

The land called to you, using a voice of nature,
To enter its mysterious depths,
The beauty would entice you,
Impossible to resist.

Slowly it faded, still unwilling to change,
Finally deserted by the fair folk of the wood,
When Celeborn left the shores of Middle Earth,
The magic finally dwindled and died.

Past the gates of Khazad-Dûm,
Dark Moria, lair of the Balrog,
But Lothlórien was a haven of peace,
No evil could ever dwell there.

The Mallorn trees grew only there,
Save one place, in the Shire,
The silver trees were mountains, beautiful and tall,
Coated ground in gold in the fall.

Land of “The valley of the singing gold,”
Was the lands’ fair name,
Saw ages come, saw ages go,
But now, it is forever lost

I had to write a poem for school, and I chose Lothlorien. smilies/wink.gif
Hope you liked it

[Samwise]

Sam's not too bright; he's kinda dull

Hey! Watch it with those cracks! smilies/wink.gif (I mean it--Sam's daughter Primrose is an excellent shot with a bow, and if she finds out where you live...j/k).
Seriously, watch how you talk about my fave li'l hobbit!
Anyways, I posted this some time ago after I wrote it, but since we're talking poems...
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The Gardener

There he is
on his knees
long-fingered hands
again in the soil.
Sweat makes greying curls
stick to his brow
but for him, this is not toil.

Daisies, primroses, many flowers surround him
for him, to represent his little girls
most are grown now, and have left home--
to seek their place in the world.

The sun is setting and the gardener stands
breathing the scented air
still keen, yet sad eyes look toward the sea
and a tear falls at the thought
of the friend who left him there.

The friend announced he would be leaving
and then the gardener cried,
"Please, master, take me with you!
I must be by your side! "

"No," his dear friend answered, smiling;
"I know you're tried and true
but this journey I must make alone
it is not yet time for you. "

As the sun disappears from the garden
the gardener picks up his tools.
Tears spill from his eyes
and fall to the ground in pools.

Yet, there's a smile
on the gardener's face
for he knows that one day
he'll be by his friends' side again
and then--neither of them would stray.

Copyright 2002 Stacey Uffelman (Samwise's alter ego)

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[Sharkû]

aeglos is red,
Manwë wears blue,
honey-cakes are sweet
and so is Thû.

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

What's written on BW's mailbox-
I'm fat and ugly, dirty smelly, come and see my big fat belly! smilies/wink.gif

(Read it fast, it sounds better)

*Gimli jumps in the chasm and locks the door.*

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[Elrian]

His name is Gimli son of Gloin
and doesn't realize what he's doin
He picked on the Wight
And now he's in flight
Back into his chasm of ruin.

http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_smileys/games/dbz/dragonball-wishdragon.gif

[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: Elrian ]

[Joy]

Elrian, I loved that one! smilies/biggrin.gif LOL smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

Just a little verse: (never was good at actual Haikus, so that's not what it is).

Lord of the Rings
Remember Hobbits?
Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin
Nine walkers on a journey

Copyright 2001 S. Uffelman

[Samwise]

But you folks seem to forget
Gimli hasn't been banished yet
that little smiley face
has it's place
and it means our Gimli's just jokin'! smilies/wink.gif
Aragorn: "Sam, do you know what Kingsfoil is?"
Sam: smilies/eek.gif "That's a weed! "
(Yeah, I know, that particular instance didn't happen that way in the book. Nevertheless, I thought it was kinda cute/funny that Gandalf asked Sam of all people, and of course, Sam's response....) smilies/smile.gif

[ElanorGamgee]

Hey! Watch it with those cracks! (I mean it--Sam's daughter Primrose is an excellent shot with a bow, and if she finds out where you live...j/k).
Seriously, watch how you talk about my fave li'l hobbit!

I was just kidding, Samwise smilies/biggrin.gif I love Sam too, but it just rhymed well. Anyway, I'm Sam's daughter too smilies/biggrin.gif

[ June 13, 2002: Message edited by: ElanorGamgee ]

[Elrian]

Fear not, I mean no harm to the rascally Dwarf smilies/wink.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

As you can tell, I really like your poem.
Thank you, Joy. I will post the rest as soon as my writer's block goes away.
Everyone here has quite a talent for poetry, I must say.

[Remmirath]

Not exactly great, but the best I can do at two in the morning. smilies/smile.gif

In the halls of Middle Earth the mallorn leaves change thousand times again
While year upon year Cirdans ships bear the firstborn to the haven to the Undying Lands
O Eldar Heed the call of Ulmo
Tarry no longer on the silver shores travel now to the land beyond the Sea!

O Valinor Valinor Fairest of all lands!
Would that I but once look upon Oilosse
Or Lorien with its dreaming gardens
To dream away all pain

Always the sea calls, awakening the seed of desire
And longing for what may be in Valinor
Ah, the sea, the sea. Valinor waits beyond the sea
But the exiles are not forgotten, though the waves and years part them from the homeland
Varda smiles upon us granting grace where it was dared not hoped for
Even the most eloquent cannot describe your beauty
Grant us a way to your land, Snow white, that we may sing praises in your name
A Elbereth Gilthoniel…

[MallornLeaf]

Thanks Gimli... urs was the best tough! smilies/smile.gif
Sorry Samwise, I didn't mean any offense, but *smiles mischieviously* how else would I describe him? (Don't get offended, I love Sam!)

[Joy]

Remmirath that was beautiful! smilies/smile.gif

Mae govannan, Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo. (Well met, a star shines on the hour of our meeting.)

Hope you enjoy your stay at the Downs. Have fun and post often.

[Lothiriel Silmarien]

Remmirath, I loved your poem! Welcome to the Downs!!!!!

I loved everyone's poem, Gimli, yours were very amusing. I liked how you summed up that whole 1000 page book in just 2 sentences! I'm gonna post on this later anyway with my poems. I gotta make some more up, and I gotta remember what some were. I knew I made one up as soon as I finished reading LotR the first time, but stupid me didn't write it down!

[Samwise]

Remmirath, welcome! smilies/biggrin.gif
[QUOTE]At that moment from far off the wind bore to their ears the howling of wolves. Bill the pony started in fear, and Sam sprang to his side and whispered softly to him. An LOTR themed page, anyway....... (http://hometown.aol.com/sst205/myhomepage/lotr.html)
Other Poetry (http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/143598)

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

When is the Barrow Wight gonna read mine?...

[Remmirath]

Ah, thank you all so much!You're so kind and welcoming here. I've found the barrow-downs to be a haven where people actually discuss the books, it's amazing. I'm here to stay. *grins*

[Thinhyandoiel]

Ah, I could not resist the call of poetry. Here is mine:

Rolling hills of peaceful ire,
greenary doth reign in passive Shire,
Land of Halflings of little known,
where seeds of bravery were hence sown.

In Hobbiton where Halflings dwell,
A tale so great, it here fell,
to little hands and little Ring,
to feet so swift as Eagle's great wing.

To one so Wise as to lead them all,
Gandalf remained true to his call.
Yet he fell in darkness, in mines so deep,
to where the demon his lair did keep.

To one so Small as to trust them all,
Frodo climbed the steepest wall.
Destroy the Ring, a mission sincere,
To quell the strength of his own fear.

To one so Great as to rule them all,
to Aragorn, a past did call,
to reclaim the throne of a Land unknown
Ranger of Anor, the kingdom of old.

To one so Loyal as to help them all,
to Sam did the fated decision fall,
yet heart stayed true and Seed was sown,
To get his beloved Master home.

Rolling hills of peaceful ire,
greenary doth reign in passive Shire,
Land of Halflings of little known,
where seeds of bravery were hence sown.
-----
S.Sangrey (Me!)

So, what do you think? All of yours are great! Don't think mine was all that good for a fifteen minute job...but oh well! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Thinhyandoiel]

Oh! And mae govannen Remmirath! Enjoy the 'Downs! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Yerniel Vénea]

Just a try!

Ai Ilúvatar! Lindananyë ana i eleni!
You speak quiet words close to my heart!
What love I have, I give to Thee!
Take my brash thoughts, turn them into wisdom!
Guide me! Keep me safe from those who would do wrong to me!

1st line says in Quenya (at least my first real stab at it): Ah/Oh, Ilúvatar (God)! I sing towards the stars!

Comments? I would like to know what you all think...
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Laita Ilúvatar!

[Samwise]

Ooh, Yerniel Vénea, I like that!
Welcome to the 'Downs--and please post lots!
Another Poetry Place (http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/143598)
"But you won't send him off alone, Master?" cried Sam, unable to contain himself any longer.
"No, indeed!" said Elrond. "You at least shall go with him. It is hardly possible to separate you from him. "

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Thinhyandoiel, what do you mean not good? it was superb! One of the better ones.


When is BW gonna read his mailbox inscription!?!?

[Joy]

Wow Yerniel, excellent poem. I love it.

Everyone here is so talented. I feel blessed to be among all of you.

[piosenniel]

Pipeweed O's
'gainst a blue, cloudless sky,
Cold pints from the Green Dragon --
Summer in the Shire

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Lothlórien

Trees dance in freedom.
Elven leaves weave, somersault,
shimmer mallorn gold.

Gandalf the Grey

[Gorothlammothiel]

My very feeble attempt now has a second verse but the thread seems to have gone (?) so here it is.......

The Legend of the Ring

"Some time ago in a forgotten place
A dark lord dreamed to govern evey race,
And in order to gain all the land
The dark lord created a golden band.

A dwarven seven and a mortal nine
An elven three with powers divine,
But twenty was the final score
One more was forged tells ancient lore.

One to rule above all the rest
And put each creature to his test.

Until an alliance of elves and men
Came face to face with his dark ten,
Nine mortal men doomed to die
And the dark lord to rule them all on high.

The battle raged as they fell one by one
Until the dark lord's deed was done,
But elves resisted and men wouldn't crack
Until Isildur fell upon his back.

He lifted up his father's blade
And with that blow the rings power unmade,
Sauron defeated but spirit not gone
The legend of the ring would forever live on."
N.R. Stephen 2002

[ June 19, 2002: Message edited by: Gorothlammothiel ]

[Bêthberry]

It is good to see your Lothlorien haiku here, Gandalf_theGrey. Have you ever written a poem about the Shire?

piosenniel, the wistful bliss of your poem reminds me of a longing expressed by a friend on a Hobbiton RP thread last summer. She had wanted it always to be July in Hobbiton.

*skips away with more poems to put in her 'commonplace' book*

Bethberry

[Gandalf_theGrey]

Thank you, Bethberry.

I always like that prism-haiku of yours as well. As for the Shire poem, I'm waiting for the right time to bring it out. Thank you for asking about it.

Gandalf the Grey

[piosenniel]

Leaves crunching under foot -
Hidden mushrooms scent the air!
Autumn in the Shire.