The Fall, by Zdenka

[zdenka]

B2MeM Challenge: Poetic Forms--B13: free verse; Cause of Death--G59: Falling
Format: poetry
Genre: drama
Rating: T
Warnings: Non-graphic violent death, attempted harm to a child, widespread doom and devastation
Characters: Maeglin, Idril, Eärendil, Tuor
Pairings: canonical
Summary: Maeglin at the Fall of Gondolin

Too late, Maeglin sees his folly:
the Dark One never meant to keep his promises.
You will be spared, and those you favor.
Gondolin will cringe before you, my viceroy;
white-footed Idril
and all you can desire will be yours.
No, not so.
The dragons pour flame from every side,
their fierce jaws gaping.
Through the breached walls, the orcish hordes rush in.
Nothing will be spared, and no one.
Already the gold tree is aflame, and the silver tree follows.
But Idril -– not her! She is too fair to perish
in the wrack of this unworthy city.
With Tuor gone, perhaps she might love him, even yet –-
Quicker than the thought, he seizes her,
drags her from her dwelling –-
the child cries, hinders him.
Son of Tuor! Let him perish. At the least
he’ll not be robbed of his revenge.
The city wall is near –- but a moment,
and Tuor’s son will never cry again to vex him.
Calamity! Suddenly returned,
Tuor falls upon him like an eagle.
A moment more, hurled forth -–
clutching air, falling -–
and he is cast into darkness without a star.

Comments

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

This poem was like a rich tapestry. I liked it very much. :)

[zdenka]

Thank you. I'm uncertain of myself when it comes to free verse, so I'm glad it worked for you.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

How the traitor is himself betrayed, now that Morgoth has been led to Gondolin!

[zdenka]

Indeed. Making deals with Morgoth never worked out well . . .