Water challenge, River - Till the World is Mended

[azalaisdep]

Author: Azalaisdep
Title: Till the World is Mended
Characters: Tom Bombadil, Goldberry
Rating: G
Source: RoTK
Disclaimer: Middle-earth belongs to Tolkien and his heirs: I wander there for fun, not profit

Comments

[kortirion]

Enchanting - what a lovely scene!

[azalaisdep]

Thank you! I don't write Tom and Goldberry often, but after rereading their chapters of LoTR I somehow very much wanted to try to get this down...

[wormwood_7]

This is a lovely scene, just on the right side of wistful. You have caught the dialogue between them beautifully. Love the owl detail :)

[azalaisdep]

I knew you'd like the owl! And I had fun getting Tom's lines into the right metre - I'm glad you feel the atmosphere's right.

[lady_branwyn]

The entire drabble is exquisite, but I especially love how Tom's attention wanders so easily from the War's end to the calling of an owl--events of equal importance to him. Thank you for sharing this!

[azalaisdep]

I had owls and foxes and moonlight and all sorts of things I wanted to work in, but there just wasn't the space - you're absolutely right, I wanted to get across that very different perspective Bombadil brings to everything in LoTR, of wind and water and hillside being just as important as wars over Rings. Thank you!

[jay_of_lasgalen]

That was lovely. You real nailed Tom's way of speaking!

[azalaisdep]

Thank you! I did work quite hard to get the rhyme and the metre right. I once wrote an entire drabble in Bombadil-metre and the scary thing was how hard it then was to stop... ;-)

[jay_of_lasgalen]

LOL! I did a drabble with Tom once, and found him horrifyingly easy to write :)

[blslarner]

Oh, it is indeed so Tom and Goldberry! Yes, I can see both responding just this way!

[azalaisdep]

Thank you, Larner :-) I'm glad you feel I've got them right - they're a unique pair.