New and Updated Poetry

A poem/song about the stars, and the Great Journey.

Terza Rima.

For B2MEM 2018 using the prompt,"By the starlit mere of Cuiviénen, Water of Awakening, they rose from the sleep of Ilúvatar; and while they dwelt yet silent by Cuiviénen their eyes beheld first of all things the stars of heaven." (The Silmarillion, "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor, Tolkien.)

Andreth, called Saelind by the Elves, had her heart broken by Aegnor...

...but Aegnor was no less wounded by his actions. He poured out his heart to his beloved twin, Nerwen, just before flame engulfed Dorthonion...

...and later, remembering his death, he relates his last moments to Findis.

A collection of poems I've written over the years inspired by Tolkien's works. Most can be found on tumblr where they were first published.

Dying on Haudh-en-Ndengin, Rían has a prophetic vision and sings one last song of defiance.

Tilion's thoughts on Arien and being the moon spirit. Companion piece to Burning. 

Death of a Golden Flower. (Poetry and Artwork)

Arien's experience following the death of the Trees.

Fëanor's creation of the Silmarils, in the form of a sestina.

There is chaos in the Music, but all will be renewed. (Poem)

Varda makes the stars. (Poem)

At Nienor's request, the women of Brethil share stories and songs about Haleth, the river's daughter, and those they loved. (Goldberry/Haleth, Goldberry/Nellas, Haleth/OFC)

Of the Feast of Reuniting at the pools of Ivrin it is said that the joy of that feast was long remembered in later days of sorrow.

Never shall I see the place,

Where Enel woke and Enelyë roamed.

A poem of a Sindar/Silvan elf in Valinor.

Two brothers and their thoughts about Arda.

Maeglin realizes that during his visits to the dwarves he felt less of a stranger than during his time in Gondolin.

A tragic poem for each tragic son of Fëanor - their glorious rise and disasterous fall. Fëanorian week 2017.

A poem about Eluréd and Elurín's tragic fate.

Ages from now, Daeron remains in the East, and he remembers.

(Or, a poem of one that felt too much and made terrible decisions because of it)

Maglor (or someone else but in my head it was maglor) walking through what is left of what was once Imladris.

Thingol bonds with his newborn daughter

Elwe/ Thingol enters a magical wood on his journey to the west, nightingales sing and you know the rest ;)

There is a scene in "Children of Hurin" in which Turin watches Fingon ride over the bridge near his home.
I believe, in canon, this is meant to be about Elves being remote and elusive--but, personally, I can't image Fingon on that bridge in white and silver with his knights unless he were actually dropping in to visit Hurin (or Morwen), even if it was on the way to somewhere else.
So--in my Gloom cycle--he does visit Hurin. ( Turin, I suppose, may be just too young to be in on most of the proceedings.)
Now, maybe Rian was there, too--and what more natural than that, as a maker of songs, she would make a song to welcome him?
And this bit of song here would have sounded a lot better when Rian herself sang it to the tune she had made up--all spontaneously, of course!

A sequence of tanka in which Nerdanel contemplates Varda..

A song (or, more properly, a poem) from Elemmírë to Írimë.

I live under your/domain. You rule with gentle/kisses, golden smiles.

From Indis to Nerdanel.