The Poetry of LOTR...sort of
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The Poetry of LOTR...sort of
The writers' group I hang with came up (and we're not the first) with the idea of Epic Haiku--condensing an Epic Poem into one 5-7-5 (or so) verse. We also decided limericks were permissible alternatives.
We weren't even drinking at the time, honest.
My entry:
Dante descended
Through sinners concentrically,
Till he saw the sky
Now, you can probably guess where I'm going with this...
One rule: you may not begin a limerick with any variation on the line:
There once was a hobbit named xxx
Because I said so.
Bonus points for incorporating features of classic haiku (cutting words et al).
Chains of three verses for LOTR would be fine too.
We weren't even drinking at the time, honest.
My entry:
Dante descended
Through sinners concentrically,
Till he saw the sky
Now, you can probably guess where I'm going with this...
One rule: you may not begin a limerick with any variation on the line:
There once was a hobbit named xxx
Because I said so.
Bonus points for incorporating features of classic haiku (cutting words et al).
Chains of three verses for LOTR would be fine too.
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Actually Tolkien's own Ring verse is a pretty succinct summary of the theme, especially the last couplet.
Step on weary step
towards pitiful failure:
pitiful triumph.
The Wise used their thought but were bought
The brave built their fort but were caught
But the folk from the Shire
outmatched those much higher
In short, sans the short they were naught
Step on weary step
towards pitiful failure:
pitiful triumph.
The Wise used their thought but were bought
The brave built their fort but were caught
But the folk from the Shire
outmatched those much higher
In short, sans the short they were naught
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