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Denial  by Kara's Aunty 5 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/1/2008
They do not know what the Shire loses as Frodo leaves it.

AntaneReviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/1/2008
If truth be told,
Of course, I would welcome another ode
Maybe when they meet
Wouldn't that be sweet!
Now Celeritas wants the story in song too
So that is a hint to you! :)
Dooesn't have to be full of woe
That tears at the heart so
It can be hobbits having fun
Out in the bright sun!
For there were many such days
Before the Shadow came to take joy away
Or it could be after the Shadow has left
And Frodo and Sam are no longer bereft

Namarie, God bless, The impish, insatiable Took :)

AndreaReviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/30/2008
Wonderfully done, Maureen!

Sam did not see it coming for a very long time. Only when they were already on their way he finally understood.

That's exactly what happened to me when I read that chapter in the book for the very first time. After re-reading it I found that there are many earlier hints (sometimes given by Frodo himself) that he will leave Middle Earth.

And if sweet little Elanor had not been there to lighten Frodo's mood, he possibly would have left much earlier.

Thank you for posting!

AntaneReviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/29/2008
It seems he’s once more on the mend

The Ring will never comprehend

That even as it sows its seeds

His Sam is here to choke its weeds

* * *

Oh, dear cousin mine

The above are my favorite lines this time

You are so kind to me to spoil

I do appreciate all your toil!

They did try so hard to put to rest

All the pain caused by so severe a test

But not in the Shire was there to gain

Healing from such dreadful pain

Sam did his very best, gave his heart

But it was doomed from the start

Healing would not come even from a child

Elanor, so fair and mild

It was only in the West

Could Frodo hope to put his pain to rest

It was through tears

That they would see the way through fears

But through they would come, free at last,

All the pain would be passed!

Maybe you should not have opened the door

For now I only long for more

But now the door is open, I do not have a moment's sorrow

I can always hope for more in the morrow!


Namarie, God bless, the insatiable, impudent, cheeky, greedy Took!



Author Reply: Hello Aunty,

How sweet you are to rhyme for me
your kind words I was pleased to see
displayed in such beloved form
it's made my heart glow bright and warm

i know their parting was a test
but Frodo really needed rest
from all his woes and all the pain
but he will see his Sam again

You may wish for another rhyme
of Sam and Frodo's painful time
together after ended Quest
But from such angst I need a rest

I will however not dismiss
(for that would really be remiss)
the chance to pen a jolly ode
that takes us down a happy road

So hopefully you'll read that too
I'll dedicate it just to you
I'm not too proud to bribe, you know
so thank you dear, now I must go

All the best!

Maureen ;)

CeleritasReviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/29/2008
I had to laugh at that dedication...

This was a good summary of the year-and-a-half-ish in which Frodo made up his mind to sail--and the title was fitting, too.

Somehow I have the feeling that eventually you're going to have an entire saga of Frodo and Sam's lives written out in verse!

Author Reply: Hello Celeritas,

Thanks for R & R -ing!

To tell you the truth, it feels like the poem was galloping through those 18 or so months, but I suppose at roughly 30 verses, it's long enough to give people the general idea. Glad you thought it was good anyway!

I'm afraid your prediction of a saga may be inaccurate - that was the last of my (self-proclaimed) 'Doom and Gloom' Ringbearer ditties. From now on its prose or more light-hearted odes! Yipee!

Thanks again for your support (By the way, have you told the Terrible Trio off for me yet? I'm still v. annoyed at them!).

M ;)

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