East Away! by Flora-lass  

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Fanwork Notes

Written using about a dozen of the Title Track prompts (in full or in part), my poem has 20 lines, with the current TolkienShortFanworks challenge in mind. It's also in honour of Tolkien Sea Week (though late).

I've tagged it with Kids These Days as well - I'm far too late for a stamp, but it was that challenge which first made me think of writing about Aldarion, as he defies his father and heads off to find more understanding elsewhere. He's feeling quite sorry for himself!

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Summary:

Aldarion storms off towards Middle-earth. For the Title Track challenge.

Major Characters: Tar-Aldarion

Major Relationships:

Genre: Poetry

Challenges: Kids These Days, Title Track

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 159
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Oh, I like so many things about this! Your clever incorporation of the title prompts (and he is so apt for the Kids prompt!) And all his thoughts justifications (although I do also sympathise with him, torn between duty and loyalty and his own desires and I'm such a sea-baby I can't help siding with him!)

(I was surprised when I first discovered flotsam and jetsam referred to different types of things, but now remember by jetsam=jettisoned, flot=just floating.)

I love the ship and marine imagery you've woven in to this! And it feels as if it captures Aldarion just aright with the rejection of his father's wisdom in favour of adventuring, far lands and what he perceives as greater in Middle Earth.