"Utulie n'aure!" & Other Poems by Himring

Sonnet: Utulie n'aure!

Maedhros/Fingon (implied).

B2MeM 2012 prompts: [Poetic Forms]: (O-67) sonnet; [Snippets of Verse]: (O-67) 'Day brought back my night' (J. Milton)

Not a classical sonnet. You may prefer to call it a quatorzain, perhaps.

Read Sonnet: Utulie n'aure!

You raised your voice—the dawn was bright—
to greet the coming of the light,
as sure this was the time to fight
as that each day must follow night.

I wish I’d heard, had seen that sight,
been standing at your side to fight
and aid your sword arm as I might
upon the coming of the light.

Our hopes so high, our prospects bright,
for we were strong enough to fight
our foe, his malice and his might,
before the coming of the night.

You died. Now every day is night:
you were my dawn, my only light.

Haiku: Maglor

B2MeM 2012 prompt: [Poetic Forms]:  (B-7) haiku

Read Haiku: Maglor

Not much need to speak
of those who died long ago:
hear my tears singing.

Tanka: Maedhros to Elwing

B2MeM 2012 prompt: [Poetic Forms]: (O-70) tanka.

Read Tanka: Maedhros to Elwing

What use Silmarils
to you—or me? What we crave:
our fathers’ return.

The light on its chain is Death.
I need Death. Give it to me.