How The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Impacted Me.

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Ai, Everyone.

This is a public letter from me.

Today, on 14th of December, 2012 between 10:30 am and 10:50 am, something happened to me. Something strangest. In the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, something that has left me weeping and in agony and utter and ruthless trauma. Look what it has made of me.

The WRATH of SMAUG.

The destruction of Dale and of Erebor by Smaug the Terrible has been monstrously powerful, an impact that has left me torn. I’ve never ever feared a dragon in my entire life and I am famous for and breed a dragon kingdom of my own. But today Smaug overtook me.

Best part? Smaug WASN’T EVEN SHOWN, only his wrath and might was. Only his wrath and might ESPECIALLY THE HAMMERING ON EREBOR’S GATE and the flight of the dwarves and the intensity with which Smaug smote Erebor’s glory to ruinous lows. It is SIR PETER JACKSON’S OWN ARKENSTONE, to show a dragon’s wrath with such explosive ferocity. THE SOUND OF HIS THUMPING AND HIS ROARS AND HIS FLIGHT, O that fire Drake has minced my flesh, turned my bones to dust and ripped every fabric of my soul. PETER JACKSON’S MASTERPIECE.

It has been more than 13 hours since that moment has been witnessed by my eyes and I am yet in a state of true trauma, like a true Dwarf of Erebor who has lost everything, I am Thorin Oakenshield himself and every dwarf in there. I cannot come out of it. I have wept alone and felt fear when around people. The Wrath of Smaug! I cannot fathom what is there to come in the Desolation of Smaug, no I cannot fathom!

It will take me another day perhaps to be out of this state. To be back from the doom that befell upon me. My gratitude to anyone who has read this.

Mister Rafi Green, a lost dwarf of Erebor.

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Don’t Underestimate the Insane.

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Don’t be so judgmental, I’ve been affected,
Satirical? Suicidal?
Want to be infected?
I’d like you to be,
So that I could see.
Understood what I meant?
I made a dent in ye head.
Irony? Kindly study philosophy!
Sarcasm? This got no algorithm!
Reason? Illogical?
I call it fantastical, magical!
Its a labyrinthe,
Trouble’s got wings.
Ere I slide helter skelter!
Bites like winter,
Heats like summer,
Falls like Autumn,
Blooms like Spring,
Its a mad thing!
Aye, I got wings!
Spittin slings, bombardin!
Its a time ring! Might seem a bling!
Acceptance. Remembrance. Observance. Patience.
Got a hint? Get the key! Unlook the door,
Smack it on ye floor!
Ere it controls, bewitched gold!
Cant be sold, duplicated yes. Fabricated yes. Exterminated? Hope so!
It can row! It can glow!
A scary show!
Mess not. Hate not. Heal. I conceal. Do not reveal.

~ Rafi Syed (Mr.Green)

A Wonderful Blunder!

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I wonder if I’m a blunder?
Life’s hoard: how do I plunder? Bathe in sanctity? Or Bake all humanity?
This wretchedness burns, life takes curvy turns,
Suicide? Homicide? Be on whose side?
I might die or live, should I take or give?
Questions a plenty, and I’m just twenty,
Shame? I’m abashed undraped!
Do what? Say what? Think what? Eh!
Want Death? like Macbeth? Not well fed, I’ma mad head!
Nay nay, you say, I talk everyday,
Troubled heart? Can’t buy a new one at Walmart!
Damn man, if I can, would jump outta the fry pan!
But sheesh, anger’s unleashed,
Redemption? Salvation? I’m suffering damnation!
Crippled, heckled, life’s soury pickled!
I wanna go go, all slo-mo and be the show,
But I’m a loner, madness hovers, no lucky clover!
Ha ha ha! I sing tra la la!
And I shut up, with a hiccup, *drinks a poison cup*
Mr.Green’s life: only a sucker like me can survive.

~ Mr.Green

A Gist of My Dreams.

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On the woven strings of an untouchable sovereign,
lies many happenings of the has been,
Know not I how layers form and divide,
But in them I find soothsayers and life,
The labyrinthe that connects many a soul,
Swallows me everynight: unbroken and whole,
If one was to comprehend the events that manifest,
dreams would be alternate realities of mental test,
Carefully they appear and overtake,
and I battle for my sanity’s sake,
my dreams are stories of my different persons,
I suffer through every strained emotion.

~ Rafi Syed (Mr.Green)

Short Review of The Hobbit

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“In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit….”

These were the first words written by Sir John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3rd January 1892 – 2nd September 1973) on an examination paper of 

 a student he was correcting. These words would increase in number like the One ring increased Bilbo’s age, but not with gloom. This went on to become a 300 page merry gathering of Elves, Dwarves, Wizards, Hobbits, Goblins, Wargs, Eagles, Spiders, Men and a Dragon! There and Back Again, commonly known as the Hobbit, is a children’s high fantasy novel published in September 1936 by George Allen & Unwin. It instantly achieved Classic status and later on became a course book in British schools.

Earlier in his life Sir Tolkien had started working on a mythical world called Arda for his languages that he created. He was a Philologist and languages were his love as was history and nature and folklore. After marrying his friend, he started writing the Hobbit for his three children. Later on, because of a request for a sequel, Tolkien officially merged his world of Arda and Middle Earth to birth the Lord of the Rings. But it all started with the Hobbit.

The Hobbit is about an unassuming Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins of the Shire who is surprised by a Wizard and thirteen Dwarves who set him off on an adventure with them to reclaim the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor and its treasure from the dragon Smaug. It is a lighthearted tale with a very free-form of writing style peppered with humour. It has a very grave backdrop to it which you shall know if you are an avid Tolkienist.

Tolkienists around the world recently celebrated the Tolkien Week commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hobbit and the Hobbit Day on 22nd September, Bilbo’s birthday and eagerly await the release of its Movie adaptation trilogy directed by Sir Peter Jackson and produced by Warner Brothers Studio, the creators of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The first part is set to release on 14th Dec, 2012 and is named ‘An Unexpected Journey’. The second part is due to release on 13th Dec, 2013 named ‘The Desolation of Smaug’ and the final part ‘There and Back Again’ is to be released on 18th July, 2014. Several events that weren’t present in the book are filmed, taken from the appendices and notes from Sir Tolkien and his son, Christopher.

A fun fact: George Allen’s nine year old son was asked to review the book before publishing it and he gave a written consent saying, “this book is appropriate from children from ages 3-8, you may publish it.” But of course, there are more adult avid Tolkienists than children, like myself.

I would recommend you to grab a copy of this classic before December dawns upon us and enjoy an epic journey far to the east over ranges and rivers to the Lonely Mountain!

~ Mr.Green

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Itradeis uil Haralet – The Tragedy of Haralet

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Itradeis uil Haralet – The Tragedy of Haralet 

(from my High Fantasy Novel Series)

Barren and Mournful the Eastern Waste, A Shadow poured from the Feathered Sky,
Plumes lay scattered below the Aerial Gate, Talons and Beaks shimmering up High,

Blood seeped into the restless Earth, Mud nourished from the soaking life sponsored Birth,
Of a fell air blaring flames like a Hearth, Cries of butchered souls poisoning the distant Firth,

By the lifeless lump of her beloved, sat weeping like a withered rose, a dejected Haralet,
Hazel eyes fading in the blood red, fingers painting symbols unknown on the slain dead,

Lips sipping tears of bitter salt, Sword and Pike and Arrow had brought hope to halt,
Life lost for a mere stranger’s fault, no more would the passing feel the taste of malt,

Haralet the Sunshine they called her, the blackness of War now warmed her,
Yet the cold inside froze the soul in a murmur, an icy heart immune to the warmth of fur,

Ruherain was a man of valor unmatched, yet his bravery left their future unhatched,
To his return were her dreams latched, his fading left her protection unthatched,

Looked down in expectance The Stars of North, twinkling of dead – A hundred thousand strong, 
A glint of mocking followed the haunting horns, bird-men commenced hunting the forlorn,

In his loosened grip was locked a hilt, on silver were embossed the prints of guilt,
toward his lips her head she tilt, a kiss that sweetened the tasteless silt,

Freed from his hold Iewalur the famed Sword, and on her toes she stood and bravely roared,
His love gave her a relentless accord, her glowing welcomed the dark hoard,

“Gruelwalas Suliae, Ae Haralet!” bellowed their Prime, “Renunciation of our Lord is a Crime”,
Her morsels he stole at a moment in time, their mother bathed them when they swam in slime,

“Reimeist e Naheist Lun, Ae Sevahir!” cried she, “Zurewain Ruherain lah Seer hii!”
Her words to him were like a dead tree, iron and gold and power sought he,

“Mauche! Basifre! Mauche! Haralet!” was his answer, a Puppet he was of the Necromancer,
Forgotten he had his past as the Herald’s prancer, and his poor sister – a singing dancer,

“Die I shall, but not by your hand!”, down her soft cheeks tears ran,
“With him, Iel Anovoe, I shall embrace this land!”, she would taste dust beside her man,

“Ev i Ghemiste! Join me, Ae Basifre!” his heart changed, yet the lust of evil still kept him chained,
He steered the Order but was himself deranged, from himself he was now estranged,

“Yi iv Mehsej,” her voice feeble, her smile blew away his cloak evil,
“Dumaiy! Hiruh!” cried his love – medieval, his senses met with an upheaval,

The air, a foe, laid her slow, the martyrs shimmered in her glow,
Rested beside the Stag, a nimble Doe, dressed in peace from head to toe,

Lush and Joyous the Eastern Plains, Sunshine descending from the Feverish Sky,
Graves lay enlightened below the Aerial Gate, Tales and Songs passing into the Night.

~ Rafi Syed (Mr.Green) 

Translation Notes for Readers:
Gruelwalas Suliae, Ae Haralet = Surrender Yourself, O Haralet! 
Reimeist Naheist Lun = Forgotten & Forsaken Us, O Sevahir! 
zurewain ruherain lah seer hii = Betrayed Ruherain you sadly have
Mauche (maushay) = die! Basifre = sister
Iel = My, Anovoe = Love
ev i ghemiste = its a mistake 
yi iv mehsej (j =yh) = I am sorry
Hiruh = Stop 
no = dumaiy

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Caws of an Enshackled Eagle.

Note: These Rhymes are like “I Lost in I” a set of Mad rants.

 

Society & I can never be at Peace. It is a Circus and I’m a caged Beast. 

Very few can actually manage to bear the brunt of my ire. And fewer can quell it by accepting my desire.

No more do these persons look approachable. More & More I feel they are Encroachable. 

I want to tear down these societal laws. For they are so weak that they can’t repel the Claws of these tender Paws.

Ire spews out of my rustling jaws. Irritating are the noises of the society’s caws. 

No, I cannot continue to applaud. By doing that I’m committing a fraud. I will shake my head wild if asked to Nod.

In the bubbles forming in a Swamp, You can see your ugly reality. In creating a society’s stamp you’ve lost your humanity. 

Stagnant is the Water that quenches your thirst. Fragrant is the poison that drenches your Shirts. Malignant is the way you burst. 

I create a fence not of wood. But I use the elements of what once stood. A great monument called humanity, fed by a neighborhood. 

Preposterous are the actions of those seeking wisdom. Sadly they know not that the wise do not follow the common system. 

Can you see what an abomination of purity I have become? Can you hear the sounds of corrosion from these drums? 

With a Scythe I shall behead a Saber. From a height I shall degress a Hater. 

Can’t manage this maddened torrent of flood anymore. It is like a message of peace brought in a cloak of gore.

Spare none of you, I will. Why should I forgive when you still desire to kill? I won’t eat this pill which will make me jump a hill. 

Skinned & Butchered & Skewered & Roasted. On the death of My Bravery You Cowards have Toasted. 

Saddening is the tale of my soul, lifeless & pale. Weakening is the resistance of my famed chain-mail. 

My Ire grows like Weed amidst my healthy Mind. The Fire glows like Amethyst amidst my Darkened Find. 

Stay away from me, alone let me be! Do not bring your axes to cut down this lonely tree!

I am a Whale jailed in an aquatic cage. The Ocean is where I fish, Swim and Care.

Unbind the knots of my ship, give me back my sails. Move aside, else I’ll rip, you, like you’re paper against rails. 

Now Bear the brunt of a lost & maddened Soul. It isn’t a good idea to fish me from the depths & throw me in a shoal. 

Stop me, you cannot, from finding myself again. This world is not where I can receive any gain.

I can shoot an arrow right through your gag encouraging mouth. Id better turn your head upside down & mess up your North & South. 

I hope my seconds are numbered in this World. So that I can die and return to Planet Earth. 

Why do I feel that you are liars clad in truth? When I try to be Me, you term me Uncouth! 

The suffocation is such in my throat, that I’d better make a hole with a sword. To let the breath of the cosmos reach my soul. 

I’m locked in a dungeon made of frozen Poison. Its not long before I melt it with fire to envision a fading Horizon. 

Desperation is turning into this ire. Curation is unable to prevent this fire. I am a living satire & a pen which can never tire. 

I cannot take in the beauty of anything you do. Its like my nose is clogged in front of a meat cooking stew.

I apologize for the misunderstanding caused, but I accuse you that you never paused, to look at my Soul which was already lost. 

No more, no more can I take the ways of the corners four. Corners of this living Globe. Kindly let me shed this society’s robe. 

Unbind me from these chains I’m enshackled in. Rewind me into the future I spent my past dreaming in. 

As time waxes, and the law taxes, the society’s axes, cut through my perseverence, you have smudged my sanity’s lens.

Damned is my mind, damned is my heart, damned is your kind, damned is the garth, let me be a soul, let me feel whole when alone! 

Why is it that I try but fail, to connect to the laws that you boast & hail, but arent able to attain through them the holy grail! 

My telescope cannot see an island of hope. For these cities are jails for my soul. All I want is a Cave, Clothes & Dole.

Wondrous are the ways inside my head. If i fail to follow them, I wish I better be dead. I’d better be red than Green & ill fed.

If I stay close to all this, I might lose the taste of faith. In absolute purity I need to bathe.

If I weigh my heart & soul in a Balance, it will become a see saw unable to measure my disturbance.

The strings connecting me to you all are breaking one by one. I can be no moon, I can be no sun. If I dont make a run for freedom. 

Only in solitude shall I find again – the peace of my heart & the food of my soul. Only in nature shall I be again a limp foal. 

Cannot bear a social structure anymore. Over time I have realized I have drifted away from my core. 

I can stand neither the good nor the bad. I can be neither happy or sad. Im neither normal nor mad. Im the one who you once had! 

I’m tired of the ways in which humanity perceives, All I want is mountains and a bed made of leaves!

I blame not the madness of my mind, but the ways in which folk treated the stranger kind! Im so lost that Me you cannot find! 

Who am I in this ravine? A pebble, a fish, a weed or a Dime? What I need is lime to wash away this sludge & slime!

To a normal mind I’d be the one in the land of the lost. But truth be told my corroding has come for a cost. 

Some would accuse me to be Hell bound, some would assume i’ve been bitten by a Hound, but I’m simply quittin’ this merry go round! 

No more Can I follow the common way & I would like to say that I haven’t treaded astray, just maddened by the longing of that day. 

Chained & Detached I feel from the emotions of every Community. My patience has run out of bondage bearing immunity. 

Know not I the reason why I feel, that everything in a society is unreal like a black starred movie reel. 

The ways of people, of yours & mine, no more do they hold any charm in my eyes. Society’s shed its color to be a black & white Dice. 

The more I try to adapt to a System, the more I find myself trapped in a poisoned Cistern. I try to escape but I’m unable to run. 

Gone are the years when I could cherish Social norms. A dark Dawn has Smeared my Chessboard’s White pawns. 

I feel more & more detached from humanity & all its social customs. Its like I’m pure deaf to the beats of a Billion War Drums. 

 

~ Mr.Green the Conscript.

A Song for the Sea.

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Note: I sung this as an Opera while swimming in the Arabian Sea! I absolutely love lonely beaches, extremely salty water and a windy weather! I naturally compose Opera and sing it especially when I am in nature.

Good evening, Good evening O beautiful sea,
I bring glad tidings, and soulful rhyming to set love free,
i see you’re angry at people like me,
but i bring to you a seed of purity,
to outgrow the weeds and breed a tree,
which will bear fruits to reduce your ire,
which today is so mighty high! the sun is calm and moon pretty, then why do you whine in high tides?
but i like to soothe you, calm you, you can hit me with waves of rage,
it is all right, i am fine,
you can whine, no need to lie,
you can cry, i taste your tears, filled with salt,
i know these humans are at fault,
but the beauty of these tides, crashing against my face,
ah! im in love with your grace!
you’re laced with a mace which can break an iron case
and penetrate the stubbornest cage,
but i shall behold your terrible gaze,
i am but a page in your service, can anything human match this?

I sing this song to you,
O beauty under the loving sky,
I love your ire: so blue,
lines of waves flushing white; you reach the heights,
of might and pride,
and this anger of yours has made all sadness die,
your hair today are brushed by the wind,
my body sways as your waters reach the brink,
i thank you for letting me drink, the salt that fills my eyes,
i am but a sailor floating into your ire!

~ Mr.Green (Rafi Syed)

The Warring Brothers.

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From the Ashes submerged in the Haunting Marshes,
Rose Proud and Unshackled a Phoenix whose fiery lashes,
Were wriggling inside the chamber of his throat,
Up on the Great White Oak perched his foe,
A dark demon but nevertheless his beloved kindred,
Sighting the once dead he at once fled,
But such was the ire that fed the reborn’s wrath,
To shreds was the dark one churned and crashed,
Into the very stinking pool of guilt and shame,
Where once stood a fortress that he pillaged for fame,
And now in the bubbles that formed on his beak,
he could see the reflection of his own eyes,
he could feel the depths of the word weak,
Monster was one, Legend was the another,
Destiny had forced the brothers to kill each other!

Mr.Green (Rafi Syed)

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