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Dostoevsky's Mouse
Author of 18 Stories

Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/General - Théoden & Denethor - Reviews: 1 - Published: 01-08-07 - Complete - id:3331204

Yep, LotR haikus. These aren't quite in the conventional style—I didn't use the 5/7/5 syllables rule, but rather the rule that permits no more than 5/7/5 syllables. There are a lot of different ways to write haikus, but I like this one the best for evoking visuals, etc., without throwing in superfluous or forced words.


Mindolluin

ice and fire
shimmer white on the sharp peaks
snowfall under stars


Rath Dínen

black stone screams
an echo in the cold tombs
two old hands burn


Temptation

a glint of sunlight
his heart longs to touch this fire
this gift of power


Second Son

sharp eyes like glass
pierce him without seeing
repent too late


Mantle

crownless
he delivers her the stars
a kingly gift


Courtyard

shadows lift
a token of renewal
blooms white among stones


Estel

white arms
seek hope in black skies
the king's banner


Evenstar

winter descends
the white ships have gone
memory is grief


Hammerhand

a deep sound
dawn bursts bright on dark hills
the Hornburg blasts


Released

the king remembers
strong hands grasp the haft
old eyes spark fire


Shieldmaiden

mended
she puts away the sword
and takes his hand


Éomer

a new king shouts
rides hard like a summer storm
thunder of revenge



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