The Sun Also Rises by Linaewen

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Author:  Linaewen
Title:  The Sun Also Rises
Rating:  G
Theme:   Hit the Books
Elements:  The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
Author's Notes:  This found poem has its source in the text found in "The Ride of the Rohirrim" (Chapter 5 of Tolkien's Return of the King).
Summary:  Merry faces the darkness that comes before dawn.  
Word Count:  100 as counted by Word and Jarte


The Sun Also Rises

Ever-deepening gloom weighed down his heart.
"Wind is turning; morning will bring new things."
Yet he neither saw hope of morning
Nor felt any wind, changed or unchanged.

A weight of horror and doubt settled,
Time poised in uncertainty;
They were too late...

Suddenly, at last beyond doubt -- a change!
Wind in his face, light glimmering;
Clouds dimly seen, morning lay beyond them.

Arise! Fell deeds awake!
Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered
Ere the sun rises!

Golden shield uncovered shone like the sun.
Morning came, and a wind from the sea;
Darkness was removed -- the sun rises!

Comments

[winterbard.livejournal.com]

Good thing I can type this rather than try to say it verbally, for the lump in my throat would not allow it.

Damn fine writing.

Thank you.

[dreamflower]

Thank *you* for the wonderful compliment! I am glad that you are enjoying it!

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

My dear, you've done a remarkable job with these three chapters. Each is so distinct from the others and gives us such a clear picture of the thoughts and attitudes of three totally different beings. Well done.