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Judging Thread for Elves Poem Contest
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Author:  Arya Undomiel [ February 12th, 2007, 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Judging Thread for Elves Poem Contest
Sorry for the delay, but here it is: the judging thread for the Elves Poem Contest.

Here's how it'll be done:

There will be four 'official judges'.
To make a good official judge, you must:
1. Have knowledge of the Elves.
3. Be able to give good comments on one's work.
4. Be a good writer (how else would you be able to know if the poem was good?)

Please PM me if you would like to be an official judge.

Don't want to be an official judge but still want to participate?

You can vote for whose poem you think is the best using the regular voting method:

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
HM

These are the contestants:

1. TrueNarnian
2. The Nightingale
3. Caunion the Frost Lord
4. Elenya
5. Lady Erana
6. Rose of Rivendell

Here are the poem entries:

TrueNarnian:

They're leaving
Middle-earth. Oh hear
the weeping that is mourned
by the good earth, see the
gentle tears gliding from
the eyes. These delicate creatures
who beautied the world now have
passed away from us. Never to
return. Never to dance once
more upon the ocean
shores. Never to sing again
and to fill the wondorous woods
with their music. A beauty
that has been stolen from me,
from everyone, from the world,
from Middle-earth. But I dont
know why, it makes me sad. I just
cant take this loss in, I
cant see their ships sailing
off, thinking that they'll never
come again. I want them to
stay, then maybe everything would
be okay. Cowards some call
them, leaving the War, but
light-givers and gift-seekers
I see them as. They were
the first to wake the wood, to teach
the trees to speak. They
shaped this world into existence
sharing their beautiful works
with everyone. But the
past cannot be undone, the future
cannot be foretold, this graceful
race of people must leave
us now to find a better life, these
fair Elven folk, the Elves of
Middle-earth.

The Nightingale:

Golden-silver water,
Reflecting the wooden ships.

The hour has come,
It’s time enough to leave.
They’re leaving Middle-Earth.
They say they’ll never return.

I watch them leave,
Traveling through wood and water,
Walking over hills and plains.
Going to the sea.

A single tear rolls down my cheek.
They’re leaving.
The Elves have left Middle-Earth,
They have gone to the undying lands.

Caunion the Frost Lord:

Countless ages we have tarried
Now we must leave these lands
That we have so long cared for
To the ships we must go

Out time has now come
The Elven days at an end
The Age of Men is starting
To the ships we must go

Our people who came before
Beckons us from distant shore
The grey sea awaits for us
To the ships we must go

Leaving the woods that bore us
Singing our sorrowful songs
Answering white gulls' cries
To the ships we must go

As green turns to gold
We must pass and fade
Into the west, never to return
To the ships we shall go

Elenya:

Nothing for us here, we leave.
The ships are waiting;
Grey ships, tall ships
Ships to carry us on
Far from these shores,
Far from these lands,
Across the seas
To our waiting home.
Farewell, white sands,
Farewell, green forests.
We must leave you
Forever.
Farewell, bright streams,
Farewell, sweet winds
Farewell, we will never meet again.
Sorrow goes with us,
But hope, also;
We go to a new life,
Though we leave one.
Farewell, fair Arda,
Farewell.

Lady Erana:

Let us

Let us leave these lands!
Let us leave this place forever!
Never to return to this
land full of hate and
war and sadness,
left alone with few friends.

Let us sail to peace,
to the lands of happiness,
freedom and love.
Never will we
return, and never will we
forget about the time we spent here.

We were born in these lands,
it is our home, it still is,
but haunted we were,
by Morgoth's servants and evil people,
not safe anymore.
Much we learned living
in time of peril and despair.
Friends we made,
were loved and respected by many.
We'll certainly miss them.
But we have to go,
Our time is up.

Let us leave Middle Earth,
Let us go to the Undying lands
to live among the Valar.
There our home now is.

Rose of Rivendell:

Namárië

Once a people, beautiful, wise and fair,
Sailed from Valinor to the shores of Middle-Earth,
To bring with them wisdom and a dedication for this world to care,
And to fight with their powerful light against the dark curse.

The days of their spring were full of joy and glory,
Battles were won, alliances forged and friendships made,
And also their summer was not troubled by any worry,
An immortal people with a still lucky fate.

However, with the autumn the dark shadow came,
The time of the Elves was finally over,
Back to Valinor they were driven by a fear without a name,
Without them the winter is cold, lifeless and sober.

Rivendell and Lothlorien are abandoned and lonely,
The halls are empty and without the sound of a single voice,
There are still traces that these places have once been homely,
It is sad, but this has been the Elven choice.

In great white ships they sail towards the west,
Their power has long been fading away,
A safe haven for them to spend their lives and to rest,
Will await them in a world that does not know decay.

The Elves have left Middle-Earth forever,
But I will always bear their memory hidden in my heart,
Their light has passed away to return never,
That is why it is so hard for me to see them part.
Author:  Arya Undomiel [ February 17th, 2007, 7:57 pm ]
Post subject: 
Hmmm.....any votes? :blink:
Author:  Rose of Rivendell [ February 24th, 2007, 9:43 am ]
Post subject: 
No votes? :confused: *is sad*

Arya, didn't even no one pm you to be an official judge?
Author:  Eä [ February 24th, 2007, 10:18 am ]
Post subject: 
I'll vote, but seeing as I don't have any experience in writing poetry, I have no wish to be an official judge.
Do you want the regular votes here? :angel:
Author:  Rose of Rivendell [ February 24th, 2007, 12:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Judging Thread for Elves Poem Contest
Arya Undomiel wrote:
Don't want to be an official judge but still want to participate?

You can vote for whose poem you think is the best using the regular voting method:

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
HM



Well, that's what Arya posted, so I guess she means the regular vote. ;) *Yippieeeee, the first judge* :) :) :)
Author:  Tar-Vanimelde [ February 24th, 2007, 6:30 pm ]
Post subject: 
Well, I've no wish to be an official judge, as my poetry knowledge is severely lacking, but I'd still like to vote. Do you want us to PM the votes or just post them here?
Author:  Arya Undomiel [ February 25th, 2007, 7:07 pm ]
Post subject: 
Yep, you can post the regular votes here...people can just PM me if they happen to want to be an official judge *coughHINTcough*

@Rose: Nope, no one's PMed me as of yet concerning the official judging... *coughMAJORHINTTOPEOPLEcough*
Author:  Tar-Vanimelde [ February 25th, 2007, 7:12 pm ]
Post subject: 
*coughIGNORINGHINTcough*

1st Place: Caunion the Frost Lord
2nd Place: Lady Erana
3rd Place: Elenya
HM: Nightingale
Author:  Eä [ February 28th, 2007, 3:15 pm ]
Post subject: 
Well, I'll give it a shot.

1. True Narnian
2. Caunion the Frost Lord
3. Lady Erana

HM: Rose of Rivendell
Author:  Arya Undomiel [ March 3rd, 2007, 4:59 pm ]
Post subject: 
Yayness, 2 votes! :bounce: A good start, that. :teehee:
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ March 19th, 2007, 8:12 pm ]
Post subject: 
Could I possibly suggest that you don't bother with an offical judge? I mean this is a poem contest....not a contest judging the amount of Elvish-ness or correct Elvish information....you could be here a long time otherwise, and I'm sure you'd like this contest to be finished....sometime. ;)

1st - Rose of Rivendell
2nd - Caunion the Frostord
3rd - True Narnian
HM - The Nightingale
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ April 16th, 2007, 12:47 pm ]
Post subject: 
*sigh* Has everyone invloved with this contest abandoned it? Or was I hit on the head with a soggy match stick and am imagining it?

Any votes ----- anyone?

Author:  Eä [ April 16th, 2007, 5:58 pm ]
Post subject: 
'Abandon' is such a strong word... 'absent for indefinite amount of time' might be slightly more correct! :P
But now there's 3 votes, 2-3 more would be enough to finish the voting! :angel:
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ April 16th, 2007, 6:15 pm ]
Post subject: 
:P

Right. Ayra hasn't been on for a while so....

*rolls up sleeves and puts on Contest Cap'n hat*


We could really do with a few more votes peeps. Ignore the "judges" part and please vote in the normal way.

1st Place: (4 points)
2nd Place: (3 points)
3rd Place: (2 points)
HM: (1 point)

Thank you!
Author:  Rose of Rivendell [ April 19th, 2007, 1:15 pm ]
Post subject: 
Thanks so much for reviving this thread, JF! :)
I've also been wondering about the voting process and wanted to pm Arya about it, but now as you're going to continue the voting that's fine as well. Thank you! :hug:
Author:  Tar-Vanimelde [ April 22nd, 2007, 7:26 pm ]
Post subject: 
Well, I already voted. I'll just twiddle my thumbs.
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