Congratulations!
a well deserved win!
VOTING: 2009 Yule Poetry Competition
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Merry
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Yes, indeed! Well done, marbretherese.
And thanks to everyone else who wrote Weird Norse Poems! This was really a learning experience for me, both in terms of learning this new form, but also how we all learned something about it together while attempting to write. 'Learning Communities' are a hot new concept now in higher education, but I think we've got the best example of it here.
And thanks to everyone else who wrote Weird Norse Poems! This was really a learning experience for me, both in terms of learning this new form, but also how we all learned something about it together while attempting to write. 'Learning Communities' are a hot new concept now in higher education, but I think we've got the best example of it here.
Sing and be glad, all ye children of the West,
for your King shall come again,
and he shall dwell among you
all the days of your life.
for your King shall come again,
and he shall dwell among you
all the days of your life.
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Iolanthe
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Congratulations, Marbretherese 
. A fantastic poem amongst a really wonderful group of entries. I think everyone that's contributed deserves a slap on the back 
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I agree with Merry that we've all learnt something about the poetry that Tolkien loved through having a go at this. And it's been great fun. Those old Norse blokes knew a thing or two about entertaining listeners with words and images, didn't they?
. A fantastic poem amongst a really wonderful group of entries. I think everyone that's contributed deserves a slap on the back .I agree with Merry that we've all learnt something about the poetry that Tolkien loved through having a go at this. And it's been great fun. Those old Norse blokes knew a thing or two about entertaining listeners with words and images, didn't they?
Now let the song begin! Let us sing together
Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather...
Of sun, stars, moon and mist, rain and cloudy weather...
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marbretherese
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thanks everybody! I'm gobsmacked to have won - can you see me blushing? 
I too really enjoyed the experience, as everyone else did, of writing in this strange compulsive format. Our enjoyment has translated itself into the high standard of the entries!
I too really enjoyed the experience, as everyone else did, of writing in this strange compulsive format. Our enjoyment has translated itself into the high standard of the entries!"Torment in the dark was the danger that I feared, and it did not hold me back.
But I would not have come, had I known the danger of light and joy."
http://www.marbretherese.com
http://marbretherese.blogspot.com/
But I would not have come, had I known the danger of light and joy."
http://www.marbretherese.com
http://marbretherese.blogspot.com/
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Lindariel
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Sorry to be late to the party! Mr. L had a BIG concert this weekend, so I have been dealing with that, plus family visiting from out of town for the occasion.
CONGRATULATIONS to marbretherese for her winning entry -- just a fantastic poem! And CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who took a stab at this truly interesting poetic form. All of the entries were wonderful, and it was really hard to choose just one to support with a vote.
CONGRATULATIONS to marbretherese for her winning entry -- just a fantastic poem! And CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who took a stab at this truly interesting poetic form. All of the entries were wonderful, and it was really hard to choose just one to support with a vote.
Lindariel 
“Therefore I say: Eä! Let these things Be! And I will send forth into the Void the Flame Imperishable, and it shall be at the heart of the World, and the World shall Be.”
“Therefore I say: Eä! Let these things Be! And I will send forth into the Void the Flame Imperishable, and it shall be at the heart of the World, and the World shall Be.”