Cinquains for the Forests
Mirkwood
Shadows
Whisper softly,
Once wholesome, now darkened,
Velveted in the hand of night:
Mirkwood.
Hollin
Empty
Roots gnarled on stone,
Those who loved them long gone,
Trees moan with ancient murmuring:
Hollin.
Lorien
Golden,
Hidden forest,
Held aside from the world,
Lorien dreams in a sea of
Mallorns.
The Old Forest
Wounded,
Isolated,
The Old Forest listens,
Twisted whisperings from its heart,
Willow.
Fangorn
Ancient,
Ever-tended,
Half-sleeping 'neath mosses,
What will happen if you awake,
Fangorn?
