Lalaith
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I wrote this in just a few minutes. It is from The Children of Hurin. Lalaith was the younger sister of Turin, and her real name was Urwen.
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Treading softly, treading lightly
Danced a maiden young and sprightly.
Lalaith she was called, Laughter in our tongue:
Upon the grass she twirled and sung.
But though fair as an elven lass she was,
Her life was not as long:
For the Evil Breath cut short the laughter and the song.
Lalaith! Lalaith! Laughter in this house is ended!
And sorrow has begun which shall never be amended!
Comments
Laiath
Very sad story...I like your poem, though. But since I've read the whole story, I think that of the three children of Hurin--Urwen, Nienor and Turin--Urwen's story is actually the least tragic...I mean, the other two committed suicide...
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The Word is alive/and it cuts like a sword through the darkness
With a message of life to the hopeless/and afraid...
~"The Word is Alive' by Casting Crowns
May my words be a light that guides others to the True Light and Word.
Formerly Kestrel
I really like this! I like
I really like this! I like it's style.
"Start at the beginning, and when you come to the end...stop." Alice in Wonderland (movie)
Gaak!!! No spoilers! I'm
Gaak!!! No spoilers! I'm going to read that book and you're telling me what happens??? It is a really pretty poem though.
"It is man's inherent nature to scare himself silly for no good reason." - Calvin and Hobbes
"I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question." - Harun Yahya
Sorry
Sorry about spoiler...
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The Word is alive/and it cuts like a sword through the darkness
With a message of life to the hopeless/and afraid...
~"The Word is Alive' by Casting Crowns
May my words be a light that guides others to the True Light and Word.
Formerly Kestrel
Lalaith...
I love Children of Hurin... and Lalaith is my favorite character. :)
You captured her story very well. :)
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“The venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me and relieve me from the nonsense of surviving mortals.”
- Samuel Davies