B2MeM: Just a little weird something

[illwynd]

Yeah, so I've been working on a certain kind of constrained writing, a type which is just a little bit easier than licking your own elbow, and just to drive myself extra-crazy, I decided to make it drabble-length as well. So, if the writing is lower quality than my norm... that's just because my thesaurus got a major workout and this is the best I could do. But, all I have to say is that I now believe that Ents took forever to say anything because they were speaking in constrained writing. (except that what I just said doesn't make a lick'o'sense.)

Title: Fangorn
Disclaimer: Not mine
Rating: G
Notes: The first person to guess what type of writing constraint I was using... well, I'll think of something nice for you if that actually happens.

Far    I roam;              a lofty               elevation or

river’s             water    are    never       toilsome         

obstacles.  Forests perpetual        are my        one wardship. 
Talk       slowly,      my friend.        Hoom    hom.   Ent

language,  yes, is     unhasty;    wearisome maybe.     Regardless,      
if        Entwives   traverse       near…     (I         speculate;

already     I roamed    westwards.    And         eastwards,         shriveled

are     Entwife        lands!)        A     surpassing        hasty  business    
is     undertaken,    searching through.      Soon       combating,        Ents 
will march!          Affraying at    the          stronghold,   proving 
strength!   A      clever       fool,   traitorous       master 
of   Isengard,         except      he   disregards         adjacent  
neighbors,         mistaking

Fangorn’s

drowse of

watchful

continuing

for weak

downfall.

As trees

see, they,

if antagonized,

emanate     terrifying powers.     Enemies dissipate.

Comments

[lilan14.livejournal.com]

Wow...it's just great, illwynd. I loved every word of it. You are a very talented writer, and certainly with a non-standard way of thinking. Thanks for sharing!

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I nearly broke my brain on this, so I'm glad to hear you liked it! ^__^

[lilan14.livejournal.com]

Now that I know the whole story behind it, I'm even more awed!!

[edoraslass.livejournal.com]

I meant to reply to this earlier, but I was trying to figure out your constraint! It's not: no verbs, no adjectives, no nouns, no adverbs, no repeated words, no "the", no "tree" (I thought it might be because it's Entish), I think that Lilan bolding your name should be a clue but I just can't quite grasp it -- omg tell me tell me!

In other news - this is wonderful! I particuarly like this mistaking Fangorn’s drowse of watchful continuing for weak downfall.
And the formatting is gorgeous.

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm happy to hear you liked it!

And ok, I'll let you in on the secret... it's a toughie, yes yes... count the letters in the first line, that'll give you a clue if you remember your math classes...

3141592... getting it yet?

Ok... would have been funnier if this were about the perfect roundness of the Ring, but I couldn't make that work...

Yep. It's pi. To 101 digits. Haha! I think Ents would have had time to measure circles. See why it nearly broke my brain? ^__~ (oh, and if you like this idea... this here poem inspired me, and is far better than mine...)

[edoraslass.livejournal.com]

Oh, see, my brain would never ever ever consider anything mathematical. But I do feel better knowing it wasn't something totally obvious (to me)! :)

re: B2MeM: Fangorn

[lanthirel.livejournal.com]

I used to try and write poems with some sort of format like this, being inspired by e.e.cummings, but gave it up after a while. Alas, I don't hardly ever do indentations any more. :(

But, this, this is lovely, in both form and function. :) The design assists the poem along to a rooted conclusion.

Re: B2MeM: Fangorn

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Ooh neat! I adore e.e.cummings. A book of his poems was one of the two books I brought with me when I went backpacking for half a year, once. ^_^

this is lovely, in both form and function. :) The design assists the poem along to a rooted conclusion
Thanks! It's good to know that I wasn't barking up the wrong tree when I wrote this! ;)