The Pathway of Dreams (II) by Nerdanel
Lindorien · 1 August 2004 · Chapter 1: The Pathway of Dreams
Personal favorite lines: and laughter alight on the air made his young heart soar unlike ever before; they choked me up. Seriously. They make me want to go write a poem. Lindorien
Author's reply
Wow, I'm glad it made you want to go write a poem. Great poetry that I read incurs the same desire in me, so I thank you very much for the compliment! Nerdanel
Lindorien · 1 August 2004 · Chapter 1: The Pathway of Dreams
In delight, my twins listened to this story, for it is a story. Here is what they have to say: We had to look up selenite, sylph and nenuphar. We didn't understand selenite until we talked about it and decided you meant mooneams or like a path of light from earth to the moon. It has a good rhyming thing. Sometimes the words were apart and sometimes together. They rolled like a story but still is a poem. It was playful and good for kids and grownups. We like how you wrote it. You should write more like these. Lindorien here: there ya go. Unvarnished review from my 7 year olds who sat in rapt attention.
Author's reply
Hi, Lindorien! It means a lot to me that your seven-year-olds enjoyed it. Truly, children are the best literature critics. Just as George MacDonald and C.S. Lewis; they'll tell you the same thing. So if your kids like it, I am thoroughly content. Thank you so much for leaving their note on there! That truly means a lot to me. I am unsure about a lot of my poetry and this encourages me a lot. Nerdanel P.S. A selenite is someone who lives on the moon.
Alassiel · 1 August 2004 · Chapter 1: The Pathway of Dreams
This was lovely. I had read another version elsewhere, but this was flowed much more freely. I'm not usually fond of stories which turn out to be a dream, so I was delighted that the child's experience was true. Thank you for the beautiful poem.
Author's reply
Thank you so much, Alassiel. I worked for several weeks on this poem, trying to get it to flow smoothly and be worded exactly right. So I am very glad that you liked it! That means a lot to me. Nerdanel