What we found looks almost identical to this image.
Found a Shillelagh
[Walking staff or stout weapon?] in
My mother-in-law's house
~ : ~
This stout walking stick
Hand-me-down from her father
An Irish relic
~ : ~
As a fib
This
Old
Walking
Stick handed
Down generations
Is it full of fight or magic?
~ ~ : ~ ~
Gandalf Mithrandir
Great staff-wielding wizard
Source of Wise Council
~ : ~
As a haiku
Do not meddle in
Gandalf's affairs for he is
Subtle and Testy
~ ~ : ~ ~
Carpe Diem # 111
[Walking staff or stout weapon?] in
My mother-in-law's house
~ : ~
This stout walking stick
Hand-me-down from her father
An Irish relic
~ : ~
As a fib
This
Old
Walking
Stick handed
Down generations
Is it full of fight or magic?
~ ~ : ~ ~
When writing The Hobbit in the early 1930s Tolkien gave the name Gandalf to the leader of the Dwarves, the character later called Thorin Oakenshield. The name is taken from the same source as all the other Dwarf names (save Balin) in The Hobbit: the "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá The Old Norse name Gandalfr incorporates the words gandr meaning "wand", "staff" or (especially in compounds) "magic" and álfr "elf".
Gandalf Mithrandir
Great staff-wielding wizard
Source of Wise Council
~ : ~
"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."
- Gildor Inglorion
As a haiku
Do not meddle in
Gandalf's affairs for he is
Subtle and Testy
~ ~ : ~ ~
Carpe Diem # 111
Ah.... me thinks the Irish Shillelagh is full of bit o' fight AND a bit o' magic! Love this take on the prompt! And thanks for the heads up. My comments are being tossed into spam too!
ReplyDeleteWalking staff or stout weapon? -- hehe hard to get over that first haiku ^^ it's awesome too that you associated staff with magic!
ReplyDeleteI like! Nice haiku on this tough subject (I thought anyway)!
ReplyDeleteHi, you've already visited me today. Love these! And on the spam filter thing--I have started checking it regularly. I had three lovely comments from fellow poets trapped in there today. I don't know why! If you want the reminder of where you've been the link is: http://haikuplatespecial.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/1-february-2013/
ReplyDeleteHe is certainly testy!! I like the majic of all these Haiku. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteMagical filled haiku set ... You're a Tolkien fan?
ReplyDeleteCreative and...yes, with that touch of magic here... Yet I keep wondering about "the walking staff or stout weapon" question :)
ReplyDeleteA fun and magical take on prompt, lovely! BTW picture does look like some witch's magic wand.
ReplyDeleteYour Gandalf and Tolkien images are great.
ReplyDeleteThanks, all.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes - I'm a huge Tolkein fan.
Cheers!
JzB
I loved the humor you created :-)
ReplyDeleteWell, if it's your mother-in-law's house, it's no doubt a cudgel. Whack, whack, whack!
ReplyDeletei love all the magic in these haiku.....well done again
ReplyDeleteLove the Irish shillelagh. Nice take on the prompt most of all. I wish I had thought of it.
ReplyDeleteAll these magical terms dance before my eyes... Me likes them. ;-) Following you on GFC
ReplyDeleteEliz