Summary: Conversation between Oropher and Thranduil about going to war.
Categories: Songs and Poems Characters: Oropher, Thranduil
Awards: None
Challenge: B2MEM 2009
Genre: Poetic
Special Collection: None
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 145 Read: 2324
Published: April 06 2010 Updated: April 06 2010
Story Notes:
Written for 2010 B2MEM : Nargothrond -- Create a story, poem, or artwork that responds to the following quote: "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you." -- Leon Trotsky
1. Complete by Zhie
Said the King to his son,
‘The greatest war hath near begun
Take up sword, take up bow
Follow me whence I go.’
Said the son to the King,
‘Why bother quarrel for some ring?
Safe in tree, safe in cave
But battlefields hardly save.’
Said the father to the Prince,
‘I’ve no intention to convince
You disagree, I disallow
Follow me afield now.’
Said the Prince to his father,
‘I hardly see why I ought bother
You wage a war I cannot win
O’er Noldor pride, and Noldor sin.’
Said Oropher to Thranduil,
‘Listen my son, and listen well
War is upon us, war will come here
If we turn blind eye and cower in fear.’
Said the father to his son,
‘You are my heir, my only one
Follow me and follow through
If I should fall, they must follow you.’
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