Fanworks Tagged with Poetry

Late in the Second Age, one of the Faithful reflects critically on past developments. (Free verse.)

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

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A Petrarchan sonnet on the ruins of Ost-in-Edhil.

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A rather emotional Beleg-comes-back-to-Túrin acrostic.

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Tilion has always been a dreamer. After a long night wandering star-strewn paths Tilion dreams himself back to Irmo's domain and rests in the gardens.

Written for Scribbles and Drabbles 2025 Prompt #197: Tilion Dreams by Lingwiloke.

Many thanks to Double_sharp for the stimulating conversations and beta reading this one for me!

You can listen to an audio recording of this work here.

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An attempt at a hobbit-song, inspired by a musical instadrabbling prompt.

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All written for SWG instadrabbling sessions. Updated in January 2026 with Aredhel.

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Daeron misses Maglor, in StarSpray's wonderful Mezza Voce.

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I’ve written this lament for the Hungarian Tolkien Society’s 2024/25 Annual Mailing Competition. Requirements were as folllows:
- a lament (or song, but I chose the lament) not more than 20 lines long
- it had to deal with an event mentioned in canon, but with nothing written about it

So I’ve written Melian’s lament I imagine she sings after her return to Lórien

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Fingon's rescue of Maedhros in An Attempt at poetry

For the July 2025 Challenge Swinging 40s

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Éowyn decides to join the Ride of the Rohirrim to Minas Tirith. A poem in alliterative verse.

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The fall of the Witch-king of Angmar, as told in the meter of Hiawatha.

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Elrond muses, and mourns, and moves on as he must. For the Gates of Summer challenge prompt 'as kind as summer'.

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Finrod is confused and distraught to learn that Bëor will die of old age.

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The third kinslaying and its aftermath, from the perspective of Maedhros and Elwing: a shape poem.

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About the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.

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A Noldo follower of Fëanor laments the First Kinslaying and the Flight of the Noldor

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Adaptation of the lyrics of a German song to the Legendarium: Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne. (With English translation).

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The hounds of the legendarium loyally serve the song of their masters: an alliterative poem.

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As Frodo sails West, he recalls lessons taught to him by Bilbo that gave him strength through his ordeals.

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The Silmaril addresses Elu Thingol.

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A poem inspired by the story of Maglor

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Egalmoth has his fears, when Earendil sets sail, but also pins his hope on him.

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A poem for the first born sons in the House of Finwe, each one attributed a season - Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring.

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Three years after Arathorn's death, Gilraen receives a letter.

It contains a short poem and a sprig of rosemary.

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