Imram (The Death of St. Brendan), part II, by J.R.R. Tolkien

[virescere]

'O! stay now father! There's more to say.
  But two things you have told:
The Tree, the Cloud; but you spoke of three.
  The Star in mind do you hold?'

'The Star? Yes, I saw it high and far
  at the parting of the ways,
a light on the edge of the Outer Night
  beyond the Door of Days,
where the round world plunges steeply

Comments

[bloodypapist]

Beautiful.

[daysprings]

This is wonderful - thank you for posting!

[virescere]

you're welcome!

[catholicpsyche]

Ahhh.

death of brendan

[seraphimsigrist]

I love this poem and have written
something on Brendan's Voyage
which was in Parabola Magazine last
year I think, one of my few recent
publications...well cant find a link just
now...dropped by as the livejournal thing
that ananlyzes who is near but not on
friends list brought me and I propose
to exchange friends relation if you
like...just as it seems ...in any case
blessin's
lj=seraphimsigrist
+Seraphim Joseph Sigrist

[esinator87]

[In my mind the Star I still can find,
and the parting of the seas,
and the breath as sweet and keen as death
that was borne upon the breeze.]

Thanks for that, Brendan.