Rivers by Arwen75

[arwen75]

Author: Arwen75
Title: Rivers
Rating: G
Theme: Beauty of Arda
Elements: Flowing, Going
Author's Notes: Not sure where these came from - the ideas have been buzzing round my head for a while. The Muse apparently decided I had to write about three of the long rivers in Middle Earth, Poetry is not a usual form for me so taken a while to work out properly. Hence a little late in posting to queue :)
Summary: Three short poems about rivers
Word Count: 109 according to Word (including titles but excluding forms)


Form: Triolet
The Brandywine
The Brandywine is flowing
From ruins to towns, through hills and dales
On towards the sea it is going
The Brandywine is flowing
Through towns where people are all-knowing
Past places which exist only in tales
The Brandywine is flowing
On towards the sea it is going

Form: Cinquin 
The Greyflood
Greyflood
Flowing past
Going down towards the
ocean that glimmers far off in
the sun

Form: Acrostic
The Great River
Anduin I am called
Names a plenty I have had
Down to the sea I am going
Under the gaze of the great statues I am flowing
Immeasurable years I have seen
Nine Riders crossed me to who knows where

Comments

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I find I like these as well as how you've wound the prompts into each poetic form.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Interesting usage of the different forms. I'm especially fond of the acrostic.


- Erulisse (one L)

[virtuella.livejournal.com]

Very nice. The "Greyflood" is my favourite, I like the sparse, condensed form of it.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

These were very imaginative

[libbstarz.livejournal.com]

All three nicely use the forms :D
I love how 'the sun' is put on a line of its own for impact ;)

[huinare.livejournal.com]

Cool idea. I especially like this line of the acrostic:
Under the gaze of the great statues I am flowing

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I like these a lot. The use of the prompts in each is great, and the first one I love. This line in particular ("Through towns where people are all-knowing") really stood out to me for some reason.