Welcome to the contest, Lalaithnindil!
Yes, you may turn an already existing poem into a sonnet as long as you've written it on your own...



Wow, that's pretty fast. I've finished mine as well, but it's going through its last minor changes right now...



To be honest, I haven't thought about that until right now...
Well, I think it would be fairer if everyone enters just one sonnet. If someone posts three pieces and someone else only one for example, judging might get a bit difficult. I'm sorry, but all entrants should have equal chances...

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That makes sense. Thanks!

I have one done, but I may write a few more and see which I like best.

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Okay, well, here it is. It's my first one, like, ever, so nobody laugh

Where once hobbit feet had trod
Under the fading mallorn's golden leaves
From journey over land abroad
They stopped for briefest of reprieves.

Where once a dwarven axe had rested
In soaring Elven city bright
Minds and hearts and souls arrested
A refuge still from Lands of Night.

Where now leaves fall into the water
Ripples spreading outward still
What could be called fair Valinor's daughter
Lothlorien, the Elven realm tranquil.

Still here in Lorien, lingering in silent praise
Still here are wistful memories of better, brighter days.

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Wow! Thanks for this wonderful entry, Meldawen! It's great!

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I would love to help judge!!!

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Thanks so much for your help, Riniel Anariel!
*goes to add you to the judges' list*

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(lovely poem, Mellie!)

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Mellie That's one I haven't heard before! But thanks I think it's pretty good too...if I do say so myself...

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^I love it!!!

I'm still working on mine. What color are Gandalf's eyes?

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Blue, I think?

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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that they are blue.

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*applause to you, Mel!!!!!!*

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Okay, thank you. I'm trying to write one on Gandalf and thought I'd need a line mentioning his eyes. I love people's eyes.

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I'll go ahead and post this one... it's pretty lousy though. It's about Frodo and Sam on Mount Doom, from Frodo's point of view.

Beyond Hope
by Altariel Frodo

Please, lift me up now in your strong arms
Speak to me, let me hear your soft voice.
My mind is so stained by darkest harms
And standing no longer is a choice.

I feel so weak, fragile and small
And the fire and darkness are great.
When I crawl on, it’s just to fall
And pain seems forever my fate.

The Ring of Fire scorches my tired mind
And from it I cannot seem to hide.
Sam, you alone can help me to find
A way to light. In you I confide.

Without any hope can I live on?
Will I ever again see the dawn?

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Hey, I don't think your poem is lousy at all, Altariel Frodo! I really like your sonnet. I thinks it captures Frodo's thoughts when he's at Mount Doom pretty well. It's wonderful!

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Okay, I've finally finished my sonnet today, so here it is.
It's about Arwen's and Aragorn's relationship and it describes Arwen's choice from her point of view...


My fate

Long ago in the peacefullness of Cerin Amroth we met,
A magical moment it took for our hearts to intertwine,
Years have passed, but to me it seems as if it has just been yet,
From then on I knew that you should always be mine.

But our destiny had already been sealed forever,
A brave warrior and mighty king you should be,
We could not share our lives being together,
Because sailing into the West was the fate for me.

But then for us each day would be full of sadness and pain,
So for you I have decided to forsake my immortal life,
To prevent our feelings eternally to be in vain
I will leave everything beloved behind to become your wife.

Nothing in this world will ever have the power to make us part,
So forever and for always you will be the owner of my heart.


~by Rose of Rivendell (24 November 2006)

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