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Voices of Middle-Earth  by Armariel 3 Review(s)
LianaReviewed Chapter: 25 on 6/16/2005
Hello,

I don't have very much time, so I'm afraid you will have to accept this as a review to all of your poems.

Your poetry is exquisite! I have never read finer LotR-centric poems before. And I must say, your title is very ... poetic. It rings true, though, because your poems are not only lowly rhymes, they are the speaking hearts of the "characters." Many of your voices have made me weep, and some have made my heart swell for their sheer lovliness. And the way that you have replied to Farawyn was beautiful. You didn't just write a poem, you used much symbolism, but with a message for the reader tucked inside.

I shall be looking forward to another swift update from you soon.

Farewell,
Liana

Author Reply: Wow Liana!!! Thanks! I am overwhelmed, I hardly know what to say. Yes, even when I was a kid I always felt there was much more to poetry than predictable rhymes, sing-songy meters and sappy sentiments. Here's one of the best definitions of poetry I've seen in I don't know how long: "...We never can *say* things exactly as we feel them, but that is the reason for poetry, isn't it? A desperate attempt to bend words into revealing an intimacy they do not really posess." --by Calime, from whom I drew inspiration for at least one of my poems........

I've a little story in the works, which I hope to have up by this weekend!

Thanks once more, your words are soooo encouraging and inspiring!

blessings & cheer
Armariel~~~{~@

EruannaReviewed Chapter: 25 on 6/10/2005
Beautiful and moving. There's something eternal and universal about a lover's words that speaks to everyone who reads them, though in different ways. You've really achieved that here. I just love that last line:

and night was just another name
for Immortality.

A profound and gentle meditation on the meaning of love.

Blessings,
Eruanna

Author Reply: Thank you Dearie! Boy, I worked that last line to death trying to get it just exactly right...you wouldn't believe all the word combinations besides night/Immortality I tried lol

Your words mean a lot. Hope to see a little something more from you soon :D

xoxx
Armariel~~~{~@

FarawynReviewed Chapter: 25 on 6/6/2005
That was a lovely half-drabble! I did count them. : )

Author Reply: Thank you my dear! You know I didn't even intend it to be so...then I did a word count and voilá! 50 words exactly. How about that? *g*

xoxx
RoZ/Armariel~~~{~@

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