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| Rescue of the Rowan by Chathol-linn | 4 Review(s) |
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| ErinRua | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/19/2004 |
| Oh, my dear Chathol-Linn ... Wherever have I been, to have missed this beautiful, incredible poem! Oh, this is wonderful! Every faerie tale ever told, every myth ever wrought, every dream or wish of childish minds who behold moon and stars, you have captured here. There is a greater tale, my dear ... Blade and Bean surely must have more to say. Some day. Some time. :-) Meanwhile, I salute you in awe and joy, for this was a tale to treasure. Thank you - and bless you and your incredible dreams! Cheers ~ Erin Author Reply: Erin, your wonderful review fills me with joy. And since it comes from a writer and a poet whom I've admired for a long time, I am especially pleased. I am glad that you enjoyed my recounting of a visit to the land of Faerie. For the adventurous child in all of us! Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Lindorien | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/10/2004 |
| From the twins (they are seven years old - boy and girl): We like the rhyming and the way it rolls when mom says it. And we like the Peter Pan stuff with 'straight on to morning', because they were flying like Peter Pan does. Also we liked how the kids got out of trouble because we thought they'd be in big trouble for waking everybody up. We want mom to explain more about the King Arthur stuff. That sounds interesting. We thought Elrond would get really mad. We want to see the Path of Dreams someday. Do you know if the Path of Dreams is real? Mom here: By the way it rolls, I think they mean the lilt. They always talk about how my poems have shapes and yours was 'like up and down' they said. They also wondered who Bean was - but I didn't know if that was a specific reference. Maybe sometime you could do a chapter of author's notes explaining the different references? We're yanks and a lot of the stuff went past us. I know a little bit about the importance of Rowan, but I didn't want to mess it up for them. They are going to be starting on the Susan Cooper series, 'The Dark is Rising' soon, and I think they'll pick up on more of the underpinnings of the poem. Oh - and they wanted to know if winged horses were real! They said that if you know where the Path of Dreams is, you should give me directions, so I can take them there! LOL! Lindorien | |
| Lindorien | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/10/2004 |
| This is WONDERFUL, Chatol-Linn. The Path of Dreams. I learned about that from Nerdanel and it simply BEGS for poetry to be written about it. I'm going to read this to my kids later. I think they'll like it. Thanks so much for writing it. Lindorien Author Reply: Good to hear from you, Lindorien! I know Nerdanel. We've corresponded a good deal on the Olórė Mallė. That cryptic little remark of Tolkien's in TTT, The Riders of Rohan on "the strange paths of elvish dreams." I could not get it out of my head and went on to explore the nature of the Olórė Mallė in other writngs. What a great compliment, that you'll read my poem to your children. I will never forget it. Regards - Chathol-linn | |
| Werecat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/10/2004 |
| This was absolutely lovely! Told with the innocence of the young and holding the magic of a dream that continues after waking. Last four lines left a strong aftertaste. Good work. Author Reply: Hello, Werecat! It was indeed a dream that continued. A vision really. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. Most appreciated! Regards - Chathol-linn | |