With Manwë Dwells Varda... by Dreamflower

[dreamflower]

B2MeM Challenge: 2016 Memories; 2012 BINGO, "Canon Couples", N-43
Format: Poetry, Dribble
Genre: Romance
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Manwë, Varda
Pairings: Manwë/Varda
Creators' Notes (optional): I began some of these dribbles for the "Canon Couples" card in 2012, and decided to see how many more of them I could complete this year.
Summary: The Lord of Air and the Lady of the Stars are well-matched...

With Manwë Dwells Varda...


King of Heights, Master of the Air, Lord of Eagles,
the Ruler of the Sky all through the Day.
The night belongs to She who scattered stars,
the jewels of Heaven blessing the darkness,
lifting the hearts of those below.
They rule Arda between them,
He and She see
the world below,
guiding with
devotion.

Comments

[zdenka]

That's a beautiful poem.

[dreamflower]

Thank you!

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Exquisite! :) I really love reading your dribbles. I need to try them...are there any particular rules to this poetic form?

[dreamflower]

Thanks, sweetie!

The rules are: 10 words in the first line, 9 in the second, going down one word each line until only one is left, for a total of 55 words.

There is also a double inverted form: you start out with a regular dribble, go down to one word, and then start the second verse with one word, and work down one line at a time to end with 10.

I like both formats, but my Canon Couples will all be regular dribbles.

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Well, hopefully my first dribble (double inverted) works! It's about Eldacar of Gondor (and, from my-verse, his young namesake). I imagine Manwe and Varda would watch over their adventures in Osgiliath...

Kaylee

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

For some reason this almost brought me to tears. I think it was the beauty of the image you wove . . . "guiding the world with devotion" I feel so much love in that line.

[dreamflower]

Oh my! Thank you very much, dear! I'm glad you think I did justice to them--writing of the Valar always makes me a bit nervous, since they are not part of my usual "stomping grounds".

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful!

[shirebound]

Beautiful.

[ysilme]

You make this sound nearly domestical, in the most beautiful way. :o)

[nialoke]

So beautiful! <3

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Now, this couple is one worthy of poem!

And I've loved playing with the dribble form, as you know, sometimes going upwards and sometimes downwards. It does work well, and I can well imagine it was a form Frodo particularly enjoyed.

[independence1776]

Ooh, this is lovely!