by Mnemosyne
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to "Lord of the Rings" or the lands of Middle-Earth. I don't even own the rhyme scheme of this piece of poetry. All I own is the sequence of words.
Summary: The missing verse to the "Lament for Boromir" - what does the East Wind have to say?
Rating: G
Notes:
Let me start by saying, first and foremost, I'm not a poet. Never have been, never intend to be, never imagined myself as one. So if you're expecting to scroll down and find a neo-Tennyson, you shall be sorely disappointed. LOL! But I've always been intrigued by the "Lament for Boromir," sung in the books by Aragorn and Legolas, and most especially, I've been interested in what might have been "uttered" by the East Wind, who is conspicuously absent from the piece. Certainly, coming from Mordor, one would expect the East Wind to have strong words for the people of Gondor, in regards to their fate now that their brave warrior is dead. So this bit of poetical frippery is what my obsessive nature came up with. It's very short, so please give it a read. Hopefully it won't make you wince; at least, not visibly. LOL!
Humorous Warning:
Beware! There do be conspicuous use of alliteration ahead! ;)
'You left the East Wind to me,' said Gimli, 'but I will say naught of it.'
'That is as it should be,' said Aragorn. 'In Minas Tirith they endure the East Wind, but they do not ask it for tidings.'
Book Three, chapter 1, "The Departure of Boromir"
From the Dark One's lair the East Wind blows, and boils o'er the peaks;
The black breath of Mordor, foul and vile, and 'bout the spire it speaks.
'No news from the East, O evil wind, shall you bring to me at gloom.
No news of Boromir the Brave, who met his final doom.'
'He is but one, and small at that - but soon there shall be more.
His fellows eight will soon rejoin the son of Denethor.
Minas Tirith, make you aware - my Lord knows well your voice.
Your tow'r will fall in blood and fire, and my Master shall rejoice.'
'O Boromir! Your sword and shield your city shall sore miss.
For you sleep deep, and evermore, in thrall to Death's last kiss.'
THE END
