The Northern Bard or Galadriel's Poetry Corner

The Northern Bard (aka Galadriel's Poetry Corner)
(that's W-E-L-C-O-M-E to those who don't sign)

For those who claim there is no intelligent life on the Internet, this series of pages were created. I present poetry, previously published and unpublished, so that others may come and be inspired by what they see. I will gladly include pieces by others who have been inspired by their visit here, so send your submissions to my e-mail. My own pieces came first, but look small compared to some of the verse I've received from friends. Artworks by masters like Boris Vallejo & Val Mayerik are included, as well as some wonderful pictures sent me by friends (I always try to give credit where credit is due), and I have recently included links to the lyrics of the songs I've used (just click on the song title) [added note: Due to space restrictions, all pictures and artwork have been limited to 75-100 ppi. An apology for the related quality.]
This site will always be changing, so come by often.
You never know what the Mirror of Galadriel will show you......
Come closer, and look into my magic basin...
"Here is the Mirror of Galadriel....I have brought you here so that you may look in it, if you will"
- JRR Tolkien "The Fellowship of the Ring"

Galadriel in Lothlorien

Other pages on this site
(revamped 12/11/03 for easier surfing by category)

SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR OCTOBER 2004: HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM FRYEBURG FAIR but leaving up all year 'round because it's a fun picture *grin*
POEMS:
Gala's Poems 1: Three of my own poems
Gala's poems 2: Three more poems
Gala's Poems 3: Two poems (one quite long)
Gala's Poems 4: Three poems (hitting the bottom of the barrel)
Borrowed works: Poems from other people and images from one of Rabe's links
Borrowed Works 2: Poems by an online friend called Mickey Mouse...very nice
Borrowed Works 3: Poetry from BITEME!!/FB, who shows he can do more than find excellent graphix
Borrowed Works 4: Poems sent to me through a "Maine-iac" friend...by two of HER friends
Belladonna's Page: Poems by Belladonna of QCC....inspiring work
Galadriel's Tribute to Tolkien: a favorite poem of mine from "The Tolkien Reader"
Poems by Famous Writers: The King of Fantasy and the Queen of Romance, together on one page
Local Poets: As published in "The Pequawket Valley News" apx. 1985 - 1992
STORIES/MEMORIALS:
The Ice Storm of '98: A tale from a survivor - with pics from the Portland Press Herald
Up Yours With A Paddle: Superburnerman returns in a tale of the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race - from 1997
The 2001 Vacation Odyssey of Avatar and Galadriel: The tale of a long-awaited family vacation
Opening to a romance novel: The first few chapters of my first major publication, published as an ebook in September 1999...and as a nation-wide paperback in February 2008
In Memory of Memere: Thoughts about my grandmother, who passed away on August 25, 1998
Attention Texans!!!: a tribute to a family member lost before her time - updated 9/8/06
The Great Pumpkin Caper: another Superburnerman tale (when I get it finished...*grin*) - photos added 4/12/05
In the Beginning, there was a Sci-Fi novel in the works: and I'm taking any thoughts you may have on this one BEFORE it hits the publisher..... (added 9/08/07)
PHOTOS, ETC.
Galadriel's Info & Links: Do I really have to explain this one??
Pictures by a Maine-iac: Sights from here and there in my home state
Pictures by a Maine-iac Part 2: More pictures of Maine things (mostly our pets, past and present)
Pictures by a Maine-iac Part 3: By popular demand, pictures of myself & my family
Pictures by a Maine-iac Part 4: More pictures of me and my family - for real this time!! *smile*
Four Generations: Some people from my past
Mindless Meanderings: An semi-organized look at a disorganized mind
Memories of Bangor Community College: College through the eyes of yours truly - in the hopes that people reading this can avoid the mistakes I made and attain their college degrees...

And now the lecture: Please note that all the works on these pages belong solely to the poets/writers who wrote them or artists who created them. I only put them here to share them with you and have included some form of recognition of the original artists whenever they have been known - not only satisfy copyright laws, but to give credit where credit is due. If you wish to use them, please be sure to protect copyrights of those whose artistic abilities went into the creation of these pages by giving them credit. Quoting an artist is a form of flattery. Claiming their works as your own is plagerism.

I'm pleased to announce that I am a proud winner of Yashti's "Eternal Dreamer" Award
.....and thank you to all involved in choosing me for this honor

Added September 15, 2001 for those affected by the events of 9-11-01.
(and especially for our service men and women serving in Iraq)
RED, WHITE AND BLUE - THESE COLORS NEVER RUN!

Support freedom

Until our Armed Forces are all home from Iraq
We proudly display their flags on our house
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard
Along with the Red, White and Blue
(P.S. We switch these around from time to time
but they're all still present and accounted for.)
[Webmistress note for 9/11/06:
After being out in Maine's tough weather all this time,
some of the flags have been battered beyond recognition.
As a result, they have been temporarily taken down.
They'll go back up (on the front of the garage, where they'll be less battered)
just as soon as we can afford to get them all replaced.
But our thoughts and prayers are still with our troups!]

Help find missing children
(FYI: NCMEC doesn't sponsor my site in any way
and does not authorize the content of my site -
I just linked to them to help their cause - as does the Amber Alert ticker below...*smile*)

Special thanks to BITEME!/FB (a chat room friend) for finding many of the unclaimed gifs that grace my "world", to Joe Barta for the truly fantastic HTML tutorial that helped me make these pages look so nice, and to all my kind, caring friends for their support. In a world where violence and hate make the front page news, I feel truly blessed to have found so many loving hearts on the Internet. Blessed Be.

A gift from a high school friend - who thinks this looks like me!

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*BIG pout*

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