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I had a sudden urge to write a poem at 3 AM in the morning while reading Huckleberry Finn for English class, and TA-DA!!! Here it is, copied from the original manuscript written in the back pages of my Huck book. Yes, not only does it rhyme in pairs, but also the syllables of the rhyming lines match exactly!!! Well, except for one of the pairs, but the person who first finds out which two lines that are supposed to match in syllables but do not match can just email me and get a special gift! Anyway, I have to warn you, despite the cheery mood of this intro, the poem I wrote is pretty sad and depressing and is about Legolas' departure from Middle-earth, and one of his friends is basically lamenting for him as he leaves. I know I got some of the places' names wrong or I confused a place with another place in Middle-earth, but I couldn't find anything else with the same amount of syllables, but, since Tolkien gives multiple names for lots of things anyway, if anyone can correct me with the proper names of whatever place the elves actually sail to when they leave, please feel free to email me with the names and scold me for my apathy of Tolkien trivia.
Legolas, Legolas, such a fair and beautiful elf,
In such content and happiness you have lived with yourself.
You ran so joyously in your days in Mirkwood,
Being as happy as any forest elf could.
But a desire now binds your heart,
From Middle-earth you now will depart.
You heard the seagulls of the beach crying,
As the people around you were dying.
He said your journey will never be done,
As long as the people needed the sun.
But in your heart lies your one true desire
And from your heart, it will never retire
Until you build a great grey ship to go to the West
For you said to go to the Havens was for the best.
With your great dwarven friend Gimli,
You yearned to be finally free
From this desire that binds your heart,
And so you will to the West depart.
"Will I ever see you again?" I tearfully asked.
And you replied, "To answer would be a daunting task."
But in your heart you knew the true answer,
Yet you kept quiet, perhaps for better.
You only turned your bright eyes to the West
And kept your elven face such fairest lest
I should see the shadow in your mind.
Then you said, "To the West, you shall find
Not only Valinor, but also where the sun will set.
If your cheeks you find sorrowful tears will faithfully wet,
Go to the place of stone and sand
And face West and I will command
The sun to set so you know
In me you will find no foe.
Whenever the sun sets, you will see
Past the Western waters, I will be,
And thus you will never have a need to dry tearful eyes anymore
For you will know I am watching over you, even in Valinor."
With your long slender hand you then wiped away my tear,
And I haltingly smiled and lost all of my fear
And I told you to go to the West and be well
And, when we meet again, to have stories to tell,
Even though, in my broken heart, the awful truth was known
That, in Middle-earth, your eyes will never again be shown.
And thus, Legolas, you went off with Gimli singing
In your elven tongue, though with a bittersweet ringing.
With wind blowing your long blond hair, you set sail to sea
As fair and as beautiful as any elf could be.
There's a second poem in the next chapter. Please review! Read my other stuff, too!
I had a sudden urge to write a poem at 3 AM in the morning while reading Huckleberry Finn for English class, and TA-DA!!! Here it is, copied from the original manuscript written in the back pages of my Huck book. Yes, not only does it rhyme in pairs, but also the syllables of the rhyming lines match exactly!!! Well, except for one of the pairs, but the person who first finds out which two lines that are supposed to match in syllables but do not match can just email me and get a special gift! Anyway, I have to warn you, despite the cheery mood of this intro, the poem I wrote is pretty sad and depressing and is about Legolas' departure from Middle-earth, and one of his friends is basically lamenting for him as he leaves. I know I got some of the places' names wrong or I confused a place with another place in Middle-earth, but I couldn't find anything else with the same amount of syllables, but, since Tolkien gives multiple names for lots of things anyway, if anyone can correct me with the proper names of whatever place the elves actually sail to when they leave, please feel free to email me with the names and scold me for my apathy of Tolkien trivia.
Legolas, Legolas, such a fair and beautiful elf,
In such content and happiness you have lived with yourself.
You ran so joyously in your days in Mirkwood,
Being as happy as any forest elf could.
But a desire now binds your heart,
From Middle-earth you now will depart.
You heard the seagulls of the beach crying,
As the people around you were dying.
He said your journey will never be done,
As long as the people needed the sun.
But in your heart lies your one true desire
And from your heart, it will never retire
Until you build a great grey ship to go to the West
For you said to go to the Havens was for the best.
With your great dwarven friend Gimli,
You yearned to be finally free
From this desire that binds your heart,
And so you will to the West depart.
"Will I ever see you again?" I tearfully asked.
And you replied, "To answer would be a daunting task."
But in your heart you knew the true answer,
Yet you kept quiet, perhaps for better.
You only turned your bright eyes to the West
And kept your elven face such fairest lest
I should see the shadow in your mind.
Then you said, "To the West, you shall find
Not only Valinor, but also where the sun will set.
If your cheeks you find sorrowful tears will faithfully wet,
Go to the place of stone and sand
And face West and I will command
The sun to set so you know
In me you will find no foe.
Whenever the sun sets, you will see
Past the Western waters, I will be,
And thus you will never have a need to dry tearful eyes anymore
For you will know I am watching over you, even in Valinor."
With your long slender hand you then wiped away my tear,
And I haltingly smiled and lost all of my fear
And I told you to go to the West and be well
And, when we meet again, to have stories to tell,
Even though, in my broken heart, the awful truth was known
That, in Middle-earth, your eyes will never again be shown.
And thus, Legolas, you went off with Gimli singing
In your elven tongue, though with a bittersweet ringing.
With wind blowing your long blond hair, you set sail to sea
As fair and as beautiful as any elf could be.
There's a second poem in the next chapter. Please review! Read my other stuff, too!