harrowcat · 13 January 2016 · Chapter 1
The lovely Rosie Cotton indeed! And I an just imagine a red faced Sam. I did like the actress Peter Jackson chose to play his version of Rosie.
The Lovely Rosie Cotton by Dreamflower
Reviews (17)
Eirinn Leigh · 2 August 2015 · Chapter 1
Did you have a particular tune in mind when you wrote this? I was listening to The High Kings while reading and just so happened to start the first line of the poem-song at their song 'Health to the Company' started. Granted the tune's probably a wee bit melancholy for a love song but would you know the cadences match up perfectly?
Author's reply
Yes, actually, that was what sparked the story. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" is an American folk song that dates back to the war between Texas and Mexico in the early 19th century. The song was stuck in my head one day, and I realized how well it could apply to Sam and Rosie. But I am quite sure there are many other songs that might scan to the words. I love the High Kings; I was thinking the other day about Pippin in Minas Tirith singing "The Parting Glass" with some of his Guardsmen friends!
Holbytla · 11 November 2011 · Chapter 1
Aw, this is SUPER cute. I love how you captured Sam's shyness and his adorably earnest spirit in his poetry! By the way, have you ever read the Chaucer poem "To Rosemounde"? It remind me of this kind of Sam/Rose fluffiness.
Author's reply
Thank you, dear! It's been years since I read any Chaucer! I shall have to check that out!
Lindelea · 20 September 2009 · Chapter 1
Oh, what fun! I'm sure Samwise had to forgive them... and what a treasure, sure to become a family heirloom.
Celeritas · 7 January 2009 · Chapter 1
I don't think I'd ever read this one all the way through on my archive trawl, but it's exceedingly good and put a smile on my face, from Sam attempting to write love poetry to the "somewhat unexpected" smooch to Merry and Pippin's "unrepentant grins" and "You can't be responsible, period." Lovely, lovely fluff. :-D
Author's reply
I'm glad you liked it! I was very nervous about posting it--the earworm that inspired it is not terribly "Middle-earthy", LOL! But it was a fun story to write, and yes, it is pure unrepentant fluff!
cathleen · 9 December 2008 · Chapter 1
I *think* I read this a very long time ago, but how cute! Loved reading it again. Leave it to Pip and Merry to come to the rescue!
Author's reply
Yep! Pip and Merry just couldn't resist saving Sam's hard work!
Addie71 · 9 December 2008 · Chapter 1
This is really sweet! And I could sing it too!
Author's reply
Thank you! And that *is* a catchy tune, isn't it? *grin*
Periantari · 17 February 2007 · Chapter 1
awww what a rascally thing for Merry and Pippin to do but it did turn out for the best-- that was a really sweet poem indeed! ::melts upon reading it:: =) sweet sweet scene. :D
Queen Galadriel · 4 January 2006 · Chapter 1
*giggles helplessly* Aww! How sweet...and very clever of our mischievous ones, even if it *was* wrong to look at Sam's private writing. Oh, I can just see sensible Sam Gamgee throwing aside his practicality and trying to write poetry for his lady-love! :-) I love this, and the song was wonderful! Oh, that would melt my heart to hear that from the lips of my betrothed... *looks dreamy* Okay, I'll stop. :-) Wonderfully done, and now I'm off for more! God bless, Galadriel
Author's reply
Oh how lovely to get a new review for this one! I'm really very fond of it, considering that the plot bunny came when I couldn't get a certain tune out of my head, LOL! No, they shouldn't have peeked. But Tookish curiousity got the best of them. I am glad that you liked the song. I did feel that however un-Middle-earthy the *tune* really was, the words conveyed just the way Sam would have been feeling at that point in time. I just had to make them more hobbity, so to speak.
Dana · 1 January 2006 · Chapter 1
This is such a lovely little story -- it's nice, seeing Sam doing something that he does in canon. Even if he ended up getting help, unwanted and unasked for. *grin* But it is very charming -- and the end is very sweet.
Author's reply
*grin* I do try to be canon friendly, as you know, so that makes me happy. And yes, the help was not wanted or asked for, but it was done with love and good intentions, so he couldn't really resent it. And let's face it, that Took and that Brandybuck are charming rascals, aren't they.
Gryffinjack · 11 December 2005 · Chapter 1
How lovely! I'm glad you show Sam writing a song, as he does in canon. He's rather good at it (as are you) even if he doesn't realise it. But Merry's right, one never thinks one's own work is good enough. It was a real collaboration, between Sam having the idea and writing most of it, Pippin recognising that it was pretty good, Merry having the idea to save it and then writing the last verse, and then Pippin singing it. I loved how Merry and Pippin were unrepentant about looking at Sam's personal papers and taking the unfinished song to finish up. Of course, Rosie would think it was wonderful even if Sam wrote words to Chopsticks, but that's how much in love with Sam she is. It was a very thoughtful thing of Merry and Pippin to do for Sam and Rosie, though I wonder if Sam was slightly upset that they had called him brave and true in a song that he had mostly written. For I'm sure that Sam would have been too humble to ever write such a thing himself. Thankfully, Merry was able to write it for him.
Author's reply
You know, I was quite surprised to see that I had not replied to this review. I am sure I remember seeing it. I may have been interrupted before I could write one. I *am* sorry, my dear! That is a truism for all of us who write, I am afraid. We read with envy the words of others, and think we just won't ever measure up. But one thing I've learned in the fanfic world--the very same person I envy, may be actually envying me. It's a humbling, yet comforting thought. Yes, it was a true collaboration. Pippin would know a good song when he saw one. And that Brandybuck always plans ahead... The Brandybuck and the Took would have no shame over indulging their curiousity--especially since they are fond of Sam, and would hate to see his work thrown away. Ah, but they would be very *good* words to Chopsticks, wouldn't they? LOL! I agree, Sam would never have finished the song in that way. Yet that last verse just seemed *right* to me, and so I knew Merry would have written it, not only as a way to finish the song, but as a way to express his own love and his gratitude for all that Sam had done for his beloved cousin Frodo. And Pippin would have felt the same.
rabidsamfan · 13 October 2005 · Chapter 1
Oh, thank you for pointing this out to me. I thoroughly enjoyed it, from the despairing poet at the start to Pippin's little addendum and Sam's pleasure in his friends at the end. *happy sigh*
Author's reply
Oh good! I hope it cheered you up, and helped make your rotten day better. Thanks for telling me!
Hai Took · 31 August 2004 · Chapter 1
That was very cute! I decided to read it, like some of your other work, because you hinted at it in New Reckoning! It was nice to see Merry and Pippin's gift, as well as Sams although it never would have made it so far without the cousins, to Rose! I'm sure she loved it far and above anything else she could have been given! Thank you for a nice read!
Author's reply
Thank you for reviewing. I have had a few stories that sprang up out of Reckoning. Most of them, like The Dare and Tribute, I thought about for a while. But this one just kind of came to me because the song was stuck in my head, and I just had to write it down. Silent Partners was basically because the plot bunny tried to hijack Ch. 30. But there are several other stories waiting that will kind of fit into Reckoning.
Rose Gamgee · 21 May 2004 · Chapter 1
I LOVED this! It was all perfectly in character, so sweet and hobbity... Sam and Rosie are probably my favorite LotR couple, and it's great to see them in the hands of such a capable fic author. I can definitely see Sam sitting in Minas Tirith, thinking about Rosie and trying to turn his feelings into poetry. And I can most definitely see Merry and Pippin snatching up his work for later use. Thanks for the lovely read! :D
Author's reply
I'm so glad that you liked it. My main concern was that the tune that put it in my head did not seem very like a song one would hear in Gondor, I was afraid that would just mess it all up. Once the main phrase came to me though, I couldn't let it alone. And the sentiments of the original song, of separation and longing to be with the beloved were very much in line with what Sam would have been feeling. Merry always plans ahead. 8-) Thank you for the lovely review. I'm glad I was able to please you.
Pervinca · 21 May 2004 · Chapter 1
Don't you just love it when these little stories come to you and won't leave you alone until you write them down? I'm certainly glad this one came to you! It was so sweet! I don't see why Sam thought his song was so bad, but then I suppose Merry's right - everyone is always more critical of their own work. I hope you're not critical of this. It was lovely :) - Pervinca
Author's reply
Thank you for your kind words. Of course, Sam was homesick for his Rosie, and I don't think *anything* he wrote would have suited him at the time. But Merry and Pippin were better judges of it. And it's like Merry to be thinking ahead. I suppose my own criticism of it is the song that put it in my head in the first place; it's not very Middle-earthy, is it? But I guess it could be worse. The other day I had the Oscar Meyer weiner song for an ear-worm. Thank goodness *it* didn't give me any story ideas. I shudder to think. 8-)
GamgeeFest · 20 May 2004 · Chapter 1
Oh my, that was so sweet! How adorable. Sam is just the best. And Merry put on the perfect ending. Very cute.
Author's reply
I could just imagine Sam struggling, trying to get it "perfect"; and Merry knew it needed an ending--it had to include Sam.
Ruse · 20 May 2004 · Chapter 1
Absolutely wonderful! I love this. :) It's so sweet...I just want to give Sam a big hug myself! I'm glad you wrote this. Very nice and very in character all around. Excellent job!
Author's reply
Thank you. Now I have a good use for "ear worms". It's what happens when you get a song stuck in your head. 8-) As I said it just came to me while driving to work yesterday.