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| Two Poems by goldvermilion87 | 9 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/14/2009 |
| You express very well that moment of hesitation. ...and Sam's hesitation made all the difference in the end, and actually saved his beloved master. So pity has its just reward, even pity borne of love (not of the pitiable, but of the one who showed pity to one who would gladly have destroyed him and all he loved). Author Reply: Yes...though (at the risk of over-psychologizing a fictional character!) I do think that Sam ultimately felt pity for Gollum per se. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/14/2009 |
| Yet here, dead or no, My life lies. Perfect summary of Sam's devotion. Very touching; well done. True to the original's tone, I think, as in the scene when Sam confesses his love for Frodo. (And I too am one who sees no hint of slash in that love. Sad that we've almost lost the capacity to express such feeling today.) Author Reply: That makes me sad, too. C.S. Lewis said in The Four Loves, (I highly recommend it, if you have never read it) "Those who cannot conceive Friendship as a substantive love but only as a disguise or elaboration of Eros betray the fact that they have never had a Friend." I think he's probably right, and I feel very sorry for the people who cannot help but interpret books that way! Actually, in the same place Lewis says, "Lovers are always talking to one another about their love; Friends hardly ever about their Friendship. Lovers are normaly face to face, absorbed in each other; Friends, side by side, absorbed in some common interest." To my mind Lewis has hit the nail on the head there too (I admit it, I think Lewis was a genius...and I nearly always agree with him :-) and Frodo and Sam certainly fit into his definition of Friendship, not Eros! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/13/2009 |
| That's a unique take on being "torn in two". Very nice. Author Reply: Thank you. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/13/2009 |
| That's incredibly poignant. *sniff* Author Reply: I'm glad you found it moving! | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/13/2009 |
| Lovely and loving! Thank you for this gift! Could I put this on my website? Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Sure! | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/13/2009 |
| Your poems show Sam's personality so well, he always followed Frodo and respected what he thought, even when it was hard. Hugs The Imp | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/13/2009 |
| Embarrassed ? for what, you have a way of writing Sam so well it's amazing! Hugs The Imp Author Reply: I guess I'm going to have to remove "embarrassing" from the description...I'll just be privately embarrassed...except for when my sister brings up my poetry... :-) Thank you! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/13/2009 |
| Well, I don't think you have any reason to feel embarrassed by either, as both are very, very well done. Frodo would have Sam know pity also, and Sam knows it well enough. Nicely written sentiments. Author Reply: Thank you! I think the reason I find it a little embarrassing is that the first line is so...cliched? My sister and I were reading some old poems I wrote when I aspired to be a poet about 6 years ago, and she nearly died laughing at that one. :-) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/13/2009 |
| I think you have indeed caught Sam's heart in that moment when he believes he leaves Frodo dead outside the Spider's lair. Well done. Author Reply: Thank you so much! It's very exciting when someone whose writing I admire approves of my work. I've pretty much given up fiction and poetry for criticism...but I think trying to understand The Lord of the Rings from a fan-fiction-y perspective has helped me to criticise it in more depth. (It creates unique dangers, too, but I think it has helped me overall) | |