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Evisse the Blue · 02-12-2005, 09:08 AM

Ok, here's a new one:

This time a poem by Byron. I managed to modify only the last stanza, so here it is:

Original version:

From the wreck of the past, which hath perished,
Thus much I at least may recall:
It hath taught me that which I most cherished
Deserved to be dearest of all.
In the desert a fountain is springing,
In the wide waste there still is a tree,
And a bird in the solitude singing,
Which speaks to my spirit of thee.

My version: (This can be from Frodo or Sam's POV)

From the wreck of the past, which hath perished,
Thus much I at least can recall:
It hath taught me that Hope that I cherished
Deserved to be dearest of all.
Golden flowers still dwell in the meadow,
In Gondor there grows a White Tree.
And a star brightly piercing the shadow,
Says that Beauty forever shall be.

02-12-2005, 09:08 AM	#3
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	this thread shall go on...;) Ok, here's a new one: This time a poem by Byron. I managed to modify only the last stanza, so here it is: Original version: From the wreck of the past, which hath perished, Thus much I at least may recall: It hath taught me that which I most cherished Deserved to be dearest of all. In the desert a fountain is springing, In the wide waste there still is a tree, And a bird in the solitude singing, Which speaks to my spirit of thee. My version: (This can be from Frodo or Sam's POV) From the wreck of the past, which hath perished, Thus much I at least can recall: It hath taught me that Hope that I cherished Deserved to be dearest of all. Golden flowers still dwell in the meadow, In Gondor there grows a White Tree. And a star brightly piercing the shadow, Says that Beauty forever shall be. __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.