T’was many years ago we fell in love by Nienna324

[nienna324]

B2MeM Prompt, Card, and Number: B12, I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. (In the Words of Shakespeare), O72 we (Deep Thoughts), Rhythm (Poetic Language), B11 Simile (Poetic Language), N42 Synecdoche (Poetic Language)
Format: Poetry (sonnet)
Genre: Romance, Character Study?
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Canonical Character Death
Characters: Melian, Thingol
Pairings: Melian/Thingol
Creator’s Notes: Also inspired by the SWG Challenge Love Actually. The phrase “wheeling stars” is a direct quote from Tolkien, not my own invention. All characters etc.. belong to J.R.R Tolkien and the Tolkien Estate. I am merely playing with them.
This is my first sonnet, so I’m enjoying breaking into the form.
Summary: After Thingol’s death, Melian reflects on their life together and what happens next.

T’was many years ago we fell in love
As by the counting of our feeble form
In glades of wheeling stars we learned there of
The twine of fate wound up in passions storm

Amongst the trees was built our flowr’ing city
And flurried, I a veil to protect spun
You held me to this earth, deep and un-dizzy
Below the mountains, here beneath the sun

But now my anchor lost I stand alone,
In silence my thought like a mournful bird
My love, and purpose in this land is done
It echoes in the stone a final word

I depart, after having stayed so long
My notes are all played, I wish you well in Song

Comments

[shirebound]

That's beautiful.

[nienna324]

Thanks!

[erulissedances]

I'm not a fan of poetry, but this was quite lovely and very evocative.

- Erulisse (one L)

[nienna324]

I’m honored that you enjoyed it in spite of not appreciating the format!
Thank you for commenting!

[erulissedances]

It really was beautiful and flowed very well.

- Erulisse (one L)