The Song of Enindor

An epic poem in the fashion of J. R. R. Tolkein's ballads.

"In Halandir, the Golden Wood,
  The echoes still remain
of the song of Enindor,
  and of his love, Midayne.

Storms and sirens in the mists
  Drove Enindor ashore,
This wanderer who sailed alone
  did stumble through the moor.

He made his shelter in the bog,
  So weary and forlorn,
He sank into the mud, asleep,
  Til' darkness turned to morn.

He 'woke unto a woven wood,
  Thin branches all entwin'd,
Their fragrant boughs a-glistening,
  with amber 'neath the rind.

Enindor bathed and rested in
  The forest's amber stream.
Did watch the eyes of fair Midayne,
  the youthful god, unseen.

Until at length, the watcher slipped
  and thence escaped a yell.
Enandor took his sword in hand,
  the fiery god to fell.

"Please listen, stranger" said Midayne,
  "For my word is true.
The demon's curse upon this stream
  Will surely swallow you."

And lo! the water churned and pulled
  The helpless wand'rer in.
He cried out, praying for release
  And penance for his sin.

He begged and bargained with Midayne,
  Whose answer, in sweet verse,
Unworked the water's crushing tides,
  Dispelled the demon's curse.

The god pressed onward to his home,
  They travelled there together
To coves besmirched and ever green
  With buckthorn, beech and heather.

Enindor did sleep in the home of Midayne
  And 'woke to see his face,
Charmed by fruits heady with nectar,
  Stayed he in that place.

Travelers on the Halandir road
  Hear music by the shore,
Echoes of whispers of love-swept Enindor:
  "This Wanderer wanders no more."

Whither they went when the forest turned grey,
  none knows, and the land sees no rain.
Only the whispers and echoes remain
  of the song of Enindor and Midayne."

Author's Note

I wanted to play around with Tolkein-esque poetry.

Reviews

[Roy]

Lovely! Awesome work with the rhyme. And what imagery!

[Minx-cat]

Purely wonderful - captivates the imagination until the end with unfaltering use of rhythm and rhyme. Bravo!

[marie953]

This is a very enjoyable read, defiantly reminded me of reading The Hobbit back in the day. Quatrain 8 is my favorite, he should have listened.