Seventeen years

[rabidsamfan]

Skeins of autumn geese overhead always reminded him of Bilbo.
He'd sit on the step and watch them flying,
far above, their wings beating hard against time.
And every year he wondered once again,
Just how far Bilbo had gone
before the winter snows came.
A more sensible hobbit
would have waited
for the
Spring.

Comments

[elasg.livejournal.com]

Oooo!!!! I like that! But then, I always like your pieces! ((((HUGS)))) (Still working on ficlets, I haven't forgotten you, I'm just SLOW!)

[dreamflower]

Oh my, that is remarkable! I love it-- "their wings beating hard against time"--what a perfect phrase that is!

:thumbsup:

[periantari.livejournal.com]

Lovely~ i read this three times through to really get the very meaningful title of "Seventeen Years"...
Time fro me to attempt dribbles too. hehe ;)

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

This thing has everything - ist is almost lyriacal (that image with the bird's wings), humorous (thr last sentence) and a little bit angsty (I had a tiny vision o Bilbo fighting his way through a snow storm, same as Frodo, I suppose). Wonderfully done!

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Ooh, nice! Bilbo never was considered a sensible hobbit, now was he, lol? :D

[kimbys-place.livejournal.com]

"Skeins of autumn geese"...what a lovely wordplay that is.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I love the image of wings beating against time. All your short pieces are packed with goodies.

[fictualities.livejournal.com]

Very beautiful, and a terrific use of the form. I love the way Frodo's image naturalizes Bilbo's behavior, makes it seem part of some inevitable, instinctive cycle that has its own rhythm, a rhythm that isn't "sensible" at all. Lovely and sad.

[lindelea1.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous. Reads like poetry.

[graewolf.livejournal.com]

Truly beautiful. I never thought abut how long it would have taken Bilbo to arrive, and the weather he went through... thank you for the story behind the story.

[elycia.livejournal.com]

I'm running behind on everything these days, but I just wanted to drop a note and tell you that I think this is GORGEOUS. Thanks for sharing it with us!