Grey Ships Sailing by Lferion

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Fanwork Notes

Written for the Silmarillion Writer's Guild March challenge "It Comes in Threes" using the prompts: Isildur's Ships & layers of air (Vista, Ilmen, Vaiya).

The form is a Triolet.

Posted on AO3 here.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Grey ships depart Mithlond

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Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Experimental, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry

Challenges: It Comes in Threes

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 51
Posted on 27 March 2024 Updated on 27 March 2024

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Grey Ships Sailing

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Comment by Himring 1 month ago

That is very incantatory; it makes me feel those ships, almost, rather than envision them...

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Comment by cuarthol 4 weeks ago

Very beautiful!

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Comment by Anérea 3 weeks 6 days ago

Evocative, and the rhythm is lovely.

I like the way you blend the prompts.

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Comment by sallysavestheday 3 weeks 2 days ago

That image of the ships caught in the grey sky gives me shivers. How much more powerful will the reveal be when the curtain rolls back on that far green country? This is lovely.

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Comment by StarSpray 3 weeks 1 day ago

This is lovely!

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Comment by Quente 1 week 2 days ago

The repetitive nature of the triolet really supports the theme -- I can hear the waves and the water in the background here. Well done.

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