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Luthien (not by me)
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Luthien (not by me) |
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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
This is one of my favorite poems, and while reading Sundance's poem "Me,the ground,the sea,the sun", I remembered a familiar line in one of my favorite poems by Tolkien. This can be found in The Silmarillion, and this is a song said by Beren while he seeked for Luthien. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Farewell sweet earth and northern sky, for ever blest, since here did lie and here with lissom limbs did run beneath the Moon, beneath the Sun, Lúthien Tinúviel more fair than mortal tongue can tell. Though all to ruin fell the world and were dissolved and backwards hurled unmade into the old abyss, yet were its making good, for this-- the dusk, the dawn, the earth, the sea-- that Lúthien for a time should be. by JRR Tolkien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now, what do you think of this? I am just amazed every time I read this poem! |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
You are a one for fantasy! This is great - thanks for posting it, Artur. |
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Artur Hawkwing Member
since 1999-06-30
Posts 444USA |
Thank you very much, Severn!...... anyone else have an opinion on this poem?? |
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