Hey Wolfy,

I feel honored to be the first to post on your new poetry/song and art thread. I really like your poem of the little wolf's redemption. I look forward to reading and commenting on your new offerings very soon.

Windsong

That was beautiful and well written wolfloversk. I look forward to more from you

Sorry it's taken me a while, but I've been busy with college and a series of stories I'm writing.

Anyway there has been a lot of talk around the forum about the themes of VDT and then someone, I'm afraid I can't remeber who at the moment, pointed out that the themes of VDT will be different for different people, it all depends on their personality and life experiences and what they connect to the most with the book. So that got me thinking, and then I realized that really the themes in VDT that stuck out to me the most stuck out to me throughout the series. It wasn't a question of what VDT meant to me, but what Narnia as a whole meant to me. I try to answer that question with this poem.

What Narnia Means to Me

What does Narnia mean to me?
It’s an adventure waiting beyond the next door,
A journey to sail across the beautiful sea,
A battle for freedom that is worth fighting for,

What does Narnia mean to me?
To be a servant to the highest king of all,
To see this world from the beginning to the end,
Gorgeous sights and sounds like a frozen waterfall.

What does Narnia mean to me?
It is a wondrous journey to my destiny,
A chance to change the world around me,
A test of character, honor, courage, and faith.

What does Narnia mean to me?
A mystery left unsolved, but oh I must believe,
A reflection of a mystery in my own life,
Was it a dream or was it a reality?

What does Narnia mean to me?
Something bigger than myself calling out to me,
Something magical making me feel truly alive,
Something in the air I breathe, watching over me.

What does Narnia mean to me?
A chance for redemption, and a leap of faith,
A new beginning, a new meaning in my life,
A chance to be free, that’s my belief.

What does Narnia mean to me?
A fantasy that echoes my reality,
A crystal clear reflection of my own life,
This is what the world of Narnia means to me.

Hey Wolfy,

I loved the flow of your poem. I could vision everything that you were saying. Another fine effort.

Windsong

Beautiful poems, Wolf!!
I like lots of the idea's and phrases that you use. They're very creative and genius!!

I love both of your poems! You did a beautiful job with the flow and imagery of both of them.

Thank you all for the comments.

I've actually been working on a song for a few weeks now, but I had an idea for another poem today and ran with it. You remember in VDT, where Reep sits on the prow and in the crows nest-facing longingly toward the east... well this is what might go though his head...

Reepicheep’s Destiny

My eyes upon the rising sun,
My last great journey has begun.
I could taste its sweetness today,
Yet it still seems so far away.
It’s so close; I can feel it now,
In the water splashing my brow.
My destiny is calling me,
To Aslan’s Country I believe.
A song whispered in my ear,
Of a place so far…yet so near.
It echoes loudly in my heart,
Of an adventure I must start.
What might I find? What might I meet?
Answers lie in the Utter-East.

Hey Wolfy,

I really liked the flow of your poem. I could imagine Reepicheep in the crow's nest with a gentle wind brushing his face as he says those words.
Good job on this poem.

Windsong

Hi, I'm new to the site but I've been a Narnia fan for practically my whole life. It was awesome to stumble across this forum, and the poems you've put up here so far are absolutely beautiful, especially the one about the Redemption of the Wolf. Keep up the great work, and I'm very inspired to start writing poetry again, after so long. =)
LadyRobyn

Very dramatic. I could see Reep sitting there, and I felt the emotion you described. Well done.

I love the first one! I always felt sad about how wolves were the bad guys, but your poem makes me feel so much better!