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Post by Elentari on Apr 15, 2003 13:04:17 GMT -5
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Elentari II
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Okay. Hello all. This is just an idea of mine. Could people please put their favourite poems in this thread? There's another step - imitating it - but I'd like poems first. Anyone interested?
Yes, I'm off my rocker.
~ Elentari II
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Hobbit Hugglez
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Hey,
Do we write our own poems, or ones we like from the books? Well one from the books I like is:
All that is gold does not Glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost,
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost,
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
a light from the shadows will spring,
renewed shall be the blade that was broken,
the Crownless again shall be king.
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x_Arien_x
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Date Posted: 04/03/2003 4:41 PM
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I love that one especially the line that goes:
"Not all those who wander are lost,"
I read that line again in FoTR a few eeks again and its been in my head ever since!
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" Too bright were the eyes were Arien for even the Eldar to look on, and leaving Valinor she forsook the from and rainment which like the Valar she had worn there, and she was a naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendor"
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Elentari II
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Date Posted: 04/03/2003 7:16 PM
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Just get material from anywhere, as long as you like it. Then try to imitate it. If you do your own poems entirely, there's a poem section in fan-fic.
Love,
~ Elentari II
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Purple Elf
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Date Posted: 04/03/2003 9:23 PM
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One of my favourite poems is by William Butler Yeats, an irish poet, I used it in one of my Art projects doing an illustrated manuscript of it.
The Song of Wandering Aengus
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread,
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossoms in her hair
Who called me by name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hill lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among the long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
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Post by Elentari on Apr 15, 2003 13:06:32 GMT -5
Elentari II
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Cool! Now, an idea might be to try to imitate his style, using another subject - that is, if you want to try writing a poem with a bit of guidance. Otherwise, keep the material flowing in to give more choice. When I can I'll give it a go myself...unfortunately at the moment I'm trying to read as many messages as possible before Dad comes home and claims the computer.
~ Elentari II
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InklingElf
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Date Posted: 06/03/2003 1:32 AM
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Alright I've just finished my ballad yesterday here it is:
The Light housefficeffice" />
We went fishing that day;
We didn’t see it coming
A horrid storm was on its way,
And in the distance humming.
A soft wind whispered in my ear,
And for awhile I discerned
“Beware for a storm is drawing near”
It shook me as I heard
The boat rocked, the waves stirred,
Dark clouds rumbled from afar
The sun was sinking in the sea
You could see from where you are
I stayed calm I stayed strong,
But we were far from the dock
I wished we turned back sooner
Before the clock went “tock”
The rain poured, the thunder boomed,
Lightning struck the sea
I couldn’t see where we were going
Oh no! How could this be!
Darkness crept like a canker,
And a chill of angry wind blew
A horde of sea foam covered us
And the fear inside me grew
But in the distance I could see
A moving light shone through the dark sea
A lighthouse, can it be?
Oh yes it could-I can see!
We didn’t see it coming,
Yes that much is true
But we did learn one thing:
When darkness falls, a light always shines through.
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Elentari II
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Date Posted: 13/03/2003 6:44 PM
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Wonderful, all of you! I did a one-verse imitation of that US poem, about the Independence war, it went something like "The rude bridge arched the stream, the flag unfurled in the April breeze." I forget what it's called. I mean, that's the original, not my imitation.
Anyway, would you like to hear it? That is, my imitation of it.
~ Elentari II
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InklingElf
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Sure Bekah, I'd love to hear it
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Elentari II
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It's from the Concord Hymn - it might not be very good....but here it is:
In Nicean council, strong debate:
"The world's against you," Arians hurled;
Athanasius stood with courage great
And said he'd stand against the world.
Perhaps you'd have to know your church history fairly well to understand what that was about, but there it is.
I did another imitation of The Knight's Portrait, by Chaucer, only I did it in prose. But I kept the same kind of beat and the same kind of talk. Someone else also did an imitation of it, and she did it in poetry. Pretty smart.
Anyway, I'm not at liberty to show Gaby's - not Elentari, another Gaby who is in blissful ignorance that this site exists - but would you like to see mine? It's based partly on Mum, only half of it is close to the truth and the other half is plainly fiction.
Hope you like my Athanasius one. If you don't understand it at all, open a thread in the Theology section. And I'll explain it there.
Love,
~ Elentari II
P.S. Thanks for your support, Inkling Elf.
P.P.S. The 'you' is plural, and applies to all who read this, not to anyone in particular.
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Post by Elentari on Apr 15, 2003 13:07:43 GMT -5
Purple Elf
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Its really good Elentari II, and it would be cool to read your other one, *trys to remember chaucer* i think i know which one A Knight's tale is! I might try to write some poetry to post on here but, i am a bit out of practice as i haven't for ages.
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Elentari II
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I won't post it tonight, but I'll post it some time soon, then...it's an imitition of the poetic description of the Knight, before the actualy Tale happens.
Thank you.
~ Elentari II
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Here we are. I've finally got round to giving you it.
(1) A homeschooler there was, and she an intelligent woman,
Who, from the moment that she first began
To teach her children, loved learning things herself;
Latin, logic, history and all literature.
(5) Full intelligent was she in her children's classroom,
And therein had she taught (clearer than many)
As well in Christianity as heresies,
And honoured everywhere for intelligence.
She participated in every battle of learning,
(25) And always broadened each person's knowledge.
As well as being so clever, she was very wise
And bore herself with humility.
She never yet had any vileness said,
In all her life, to whatsoever wight.
(30) She was a truly perfect, wonderful teacher.
But now, to tell you all of her array,
Her clothes were good, but yet she was not fashionable.
Of simple tracksuits
Sadly discoloured by several washes;
(35) For she has long come from her youth
And now was going on towards old age.
This missed out lines 10-24. But I couldn't really do these, as they were naming certain battles, which happened physically rather than metaphorically. BTW, my portrait is neither entirely fact nor entirely fiction.
And nobody is allowed to guess which parts are true and which aren't.
Hope you like it, though.
God bless you all,
~ Elentari II
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Post by Mippin on Jun 4, 2003 13:43:43 GMT -5
well...that'd be really hard to just post one, but from the books I happen to like these two
O! Wanderers in the shadowed land
despair not! For though dark they stand,
all woods there be must end at last,
and see the open sun go past:
the setting sun, the rising sun,
The day's end, or the day begun.
For east or west all woods must fail...
and of course, who couldn't like Pippin's bath Song?
Sing Hey! For the bath at close of day
that washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is a noble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain,
and the brook that leaps from the hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and streams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
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Post by Lëowen on Jun 13, 2003 14:44:39 GMT -5
My favorite poem would have to be the Lay of Leithian from the Silmarillion. He chanted a song of wizardry, of piercing, opening, of treachery, revealing, uncovering, betraying. Then sudden Felagund there swaying sang in answer a song of staying, resisting, battling against power, of secrets kept, strength like a tower, of trust unbroken, freedom, escape; of changing and of shifting shape, of snares eluded, broken traps, the prison opening, the chain that snaps. Backwards and forwards swayed their song. Reeling and foundering, as ever more strong the chanting swelled, Felagund fought, and all the magic and might he brought of Elvenesse into his words. Softly in the gloom they heard the birds singing afar in Nargothrond, the sighing of the Sea beyond, beyond the western world, on sand, on sand of pearls in Elvenland. Then the gloom gathered; darkness growing in Valinor, the red blood flowing beside the Sea, where the Noldor slew the Foamriders, and stealing drew their white ships with their whit sails from lamplit havens. The wind wails, the wolf howls. The ravens flee, the ice mutters in the mouths of the Sea. The captives sad in Angabnd mourn. Thunder rumbles, the fires burn- and Finrod fell before the throne. The sad thing is that I've memorized it.  |
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Post by GaladrielOlden on Jun 13, 2003 19:40:54 GMT -5
I have loads of favorite poetry, won't even try to post it all here... just for the note, I really like Eminem's lyrics, but most of them have unprintable bits, so I won't post them here I especially like Run Rabbit Run... and then the rest of the songs... maybe I can't pick a favorite. Another one I like is from Enya: Night has brought to those who sleep Only dreams they cannot keep I have legends in the deep Paint the sky with stars. I don't know, I don't actually listen to Enya much, but I love reading the lyrics. And I rather like Robert Frost's Nothing Gold Can Stay, which I used to know by heart because it was used in The Outsiders, which is one of my favorite books, but don't anymore... (I love to ramble;)) -Menelien |
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Post by Alatáriel on Jun 21, 2003 11:49:53 GMT -5
I like Elvish Hobbit's poem :
One by one
the penguins come
to take away
my sanity.... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Mippin on Jun 21, 2003 12:01:35 GMT -5
;D ;Doh man, that's pretty lofty... ;Dthank you, I spent hours upon hours making that poem... gosh, I feel so special now...  ;D jk |
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Post by Alatáriel on Jun 21, 2003 12:13:08 GMT -5
Yep, it would have taken me a WHOLE day to come up with that one, actually I've been adding a few lines to it.... but I dunno what to put next.... One day I'll figure it out... ;D  |
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Post by Mippin on Jun 21, 2003 18:46:22 GMT -5
ok more serious poems, I always like that one tidbit:
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
and then Emily thingyinson was one of my favorite.
I especially liked "Nobody"
I'm nobody, who are you?
Are you nobody too?
Then there'd be a pair of us-don't tell!
They'd banish us you know.
How dreary to be somebody,
How public, like a frog,
To tell your name the livelong day,
To an admiring bog.
(I've also heard it with the line "To tell your name the livelong june" but I'm not sure which is correct)
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Post by Alatáriel on Jun 21, 2003 22:02:07 GMT -5
kewl poem, i like pippins bath song... but that wouldnt count would it?
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Post by Mippin on Jun 21, 2003 22:14:27 GMT -5
I'm not sure.. I posted it a ways up there ^ before anyway...
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Post by Alatáriel on Jun 22, 2003 21:22:28 GMT -5
Oh, I see, it should count...
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Post by Helka who is to lasy to login on Jul 22, 2003 6:29:45 GMT -5
Ooooooh, poetry, I'm in the mood to write. I have a few ones, but they are dutch and untranslateble. There is one part of it that can be done: A depression is more than a thought session, It's a confession of emotionel recession. Deep huh? No? I thought so  Ok a poem, let's write one on the spot. Please don't throw rotten tomatoes at me. Gay, the word with the double meaning that means the same Both queer and happy, which most of us are Standing up, walking around, having a drink in the bar Many people see us, like we are not alike But we do it the same way when we ride a bike We eat, sleep dream or not When the sun is shining we experience it as hot And freeze we experience as could, but still they don't think we are the same and I think that is a crying shame don't we all live on the same globe? don't all our lives hang on a piece of rope? for we all breathe, walk, talk, love and shame so why don't those people don't see us as the same? they are called racists, biggots or haters I just see them as stupid they base their thoughts on things they have heard never experienced, and that's absurd never judge a book by it's cover for the inside is mostly better if the happiness was the sea gay people are just a bit more wetter André Zweerus I'd like to copywright that ;D Abedithon le |
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Post by Helka who is to lazy to login on Jul 22, 2003 6:46:48 GMT -5
hm an encore for the people that still don't hate me after that.
[glow=green,2,300]ooooh, glowy text, cooooool[/glow]
Sorry about that. Anyway:
A red dawn, the world awoken
according to tolkien, a red sun is a token
to bloodshed and murder something people can't forget
is that why the sunrise here on earth is always red?
people die by the day, both murder as natural
why all these useless deaths forged by people
isn't it enough that lifes burn out already?
do you really have to kill to make a point?
making pain for peace? or killing for sport
it's those kind of people that not make me snort
they take away all the please in life
just because they think it's right to kill their wife
no one has the right to take a life
so get hands of that knife
she sleeps with another?
that is no bother
things can be solved with talking
even though many people don't believe in it
fight it out in court
so once again I can snort
and get back my pleasure in life
André Zweerus
Copywright on that one too
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