Something about Elbereth and death rhyming really caught me off guard - and the fact that Elves, perhaps, were made to suffer and cry, instead of entertaining mortality. I never really looked at it that way.

Brilliant, simply beautiful. What praise could justify this?

That was superb, wonderful, amazing, beautiful! You have captured the imagery of the Silmarillion perfectly!

How beautiful.

I can see the waves... the mountains... must be too much radiation from the screen! :)

You amaze me. I don't even touch writing poetry in my native language with a ten foot pole.

This is just incredibly beautiful. The flashes of imagery just shimmer, and it really captures the atmosphere, and emotion of the Silmarillion.

A beautiful little jewel of a poem.

Cher Chat Noir, c'est superbe. I loved it - already knew you were very good at poems, but this one is beyond words. You express wonderfully the aching sadness of the sea-longing, as we might imagine it from the books - I really loved it. Bravo, c'était vraiment merveilleux!

Love,

Belphegorthe Weird One! :o)

this is beautiful. and such a wonderful poem subject... you've got the beauty/danger tension that just pours through Sil - in such a short piece that's impressive. good job!

aryne *

Incredible! I wish I had read this before I wrote my story about this topic!

love the last three lines, so sadly true..

I know about Cuivènen. That was lovely and so very sad. You write beautifully.

Very beautiful. And very original. I look forward to more of your stuff!

*sniff* Beautiful. Absoulutely beautiful.