Thank you, Pandë! :) I wrote this one a bit differently in that, instead of churning it out in one sitting, I wrote it in bits over the course of about three weeks. I think that worked well. I\'m so relieved to hear that the meter worked for you; I am quite good at thinking in iambic tetrameter but iambic pentameter usually still gives me a run for my money!

Thank you, Beatrisu! I\'m glad that you enjoyed the poem; I\'m still new at this whole poetry thing and so still get a bit of stage fright whenever I share a new poem. :)

Thank you, Araloth! :) Sonnets are hard for me (I can write a sestina in my sleep) because I\'m not particularly good at iambic pentameter or strong meter in general. But I won\'t ever be any good at those unless I practice, so here you go! :)

Subject-wise, yes, I was definitely inspired by the traditional notion of the sonnet as a love poem; as soon as Amarie started speaking to me about this subject, then I knew it had to be a sonnet! Rhyme-wise, I prefer Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder\'s rhyme scheme to Petrarch\'s, so I used that here.

Thank you again for taking the time to read the poem and let me know what you thought of it--I really appreciate it! :)

Thank you, Ithilwen! I don\'t envy the poor woman; no matter what, her choice is unhappy and a bit selfish. Oh, for those doom-filled Noldor! :)