Her ghost came in with the tide And the trails of her wedding shawl Were weeds and a wet white winding sheet Of a bride more fair than them all.
The great grey wave scored the heavens And pulled down a star in its curl; The lords of the land ought tremble When the sea gives up its pearl.
The water wed many such wives; Great queens who when sunken, bore wings; Judgment lies in the bright silver knives Of their eyes fixed accusing at kings.
The highest of hands drowned the mighty When Man sought out what was banned; But the lords of the land ought tremble When she walks on the quicksilver strand.
A big deal is made about war bats. Bats trained especially for war – how thrilling is that? But do we get to see them in action? No, we do not. One gets killed. Presumably the others took that rather badly and reverted to being common or garden bats again.
”I have known enchantment for the sea for coasts of citrine, emerald, lazuli, in the bounty fishers reap, and in terror of the deep.
For every ship may but the surface glide, the sailor’s muse seen mirrored in her tide, yet life beneath writhes frenzied, brisk, and bleak or else devoured slow, with hooks and beak.
Of these twain aspects I, both, admire; Two sides of the sea’s dichotomous empire, to them equally my heart bequeath: the jeweled surface, and the dread beneath.”
“Fiercest burned the new flame of desire for freedom and wider realms in the eager heart of Fëanor; and Melkor laughed in his secrecy, for to that mark his lies had been addressed, hating Fëanor above all, and lusting ever for the Silmarils.” ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor. (Artwork: Fëanor by venlian on devianart)
|| Sorry i’m lurking so much! My internet rn is absolutely abysmal and trying to do archiving/flag-appealing is barely possible. Adding to the content before I have a chance to back up my recent posts just seems counter-productive.
I’m heading back home tomorrow so life will return to normal soon. Thanks for your patience, ppl waiting for threads/replies :’3