Disclaimer:
Moralphwen and her history are mine, as well as the poems themselves (except "Estel"). Everything else, it's either JRR Tolkien's or Garrett's.
A/N:
Other than Tolkien's wonderful world, these poems are all based too on a wonderful book, "Folhas Caídas" by the wonderful portuguese writer Almeida Garrett. "Fallen Leaves" is actually the translation of that book's name so it belongs to Garrett as well. I also got inspiration from another great book of his, "Viagens na minha terra" (in English, something like "Journeys in my land").
The translations into english may seem a bit strange and 'un-poem-like'. I've done my best to prevent that, but the reason is because they were all written in portuguese, translated into quenya, and only then translated into english. Also, quenya has limited somewhat my choices of words and sometimes the translation isn't exactly what's in elvish, but something that has about the same meaning.
hese are my first attempts on poetry (or something similar to it) so they might suck, for lack of a better word... As such, feedback is much appreciated. I'd really like it if you've let me know exactly what you like or don't like. I don't mind 'flames', as long as you tell me your reasons for them. If not, then I'll ignore them completely.
I don't know how many poems there will be. It depends on my mood on moments. Right now, I have three ready. The first (my personal favorite) I am updating along with these notes. On the other two, I need to work a bit on the quenya.
Quenya is the best I can get! If anyone knows anything of quenya grammar and such, or knows of any internet site that may have the information I'd appreciate you'd let me know! I picked up this quenya from the books and from a wonderful site: www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2196/
If anyone's interested on Moralphwen's history, I might be persuaded to write it... I have another fic, Light of Laer, that keeps me busy for quite a large amount of time. Let me know if you want it written and if I get many requests, I'll see what I can do about it! ;) All you need to know is that Moralphwen is Legolas' little sister, that is living in Lothlórien and misses her family and her home very much... poor girl... *snif!*
That's all I have to say, I guess... so... ENJOY! And, of course, review! =D
~ cysne