I love this.

Aw, so sad...
Very well-written, too. Yeah. i am being very inarticulate with my praise. But I like it a lot.
Curious: does "the mound her stomach had become" mean she's pregnant? That would make it even sadder...
...good job. keep writin'.
steelsheen

the plugging worked and this story has definately worked out well! it's a great piece.
sorrel

Oh, I liked this! And you wrote it in twenty minutes? Wonderful! It was short and simple, yet very moving at the same time.
Thank you for sharing.

Very nice. I like the irony of the whole situation. If the poem that inspired the story is just as good as it, I may be inclined to read it!

*sniff* Wow, I've never read that poem by Robert Frost but I am definitely going to search it out asap.
When I read this vignette, I had in mind one particular Gondorian woman that I saw in Rotk. Your language is so beautiful. You really don't need a revision. Very emotional and affecting. Good job!

Very well done and an excellent interpretive piece based on Frost's poem. That Tolkien himself served in WWI makes it all the more appropriate.
I am a huge admirer of WWI poets and poetry and you do their work justice. You are sparing with words, writing just enough and without florid or false sentiment, while at the same time giving real feeling and mood to this piece.