B4 - Queen of a Little Kingdom, Queen of Infinite Space

[altariel.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: Alternate Viewpoint: Fog on the Barrow-Downs; Economy: Luxury Items
Format: Drabble
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Characters: Goldberry
Pairings: N/A
Summary: No, she will not forget her, the woman who once wore this brooch.

Queen of a Little Kingdom; Queen of Infinite Space

No, she will not forget her, the woman who once wore this brooch. She remembers her well – last queen of a fading kingdom of men, on her wedding day, fresh and sweet and ornamented, with the hope of a whole people pinned upon her. She will not forget her – or her sacrifice.

The north has weathered many winters. Its bones and ruins lie shivering in the thin grass, waiting. In a little house on the border, a woman greets the golden sunrise before returning to her work. Mending, making, minding. Dancing among the rushes with the silver river running by.

Comments

[engarian.livejournal.com]

A nice joining of past and present.

- Erulisse (one L)

[starli-ght.livejournal.com]

Awesome! The answer to the brooch gap-filler has been an ongoing headache for me-- many nights have I wondered about this *g* Now, I have an answer!

Terrific.

[dwimordene-2011.livejournal.com]

Ooh, what a great moment to pull out - I had totally forgotten about the brooch and Goldberry! Great rescue of a barely-mentioned canon character! And how ominous: She will not forget her – or her sacrifice.

The north has weathered many winters. Its bones and ruins lie shivering in the thin grass, waiting.

I love these lines, for the loneliness and poverty they convey, but also the promise of these ruins, which may rise up again in a new form.

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

What a lovely connection to make. Very elegant and picturesque.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I love the thought of Goldberry remembering the lost queen even as she did all the mundane things required of her as Tom's lady wife.

[hhimring]

Such a well-written drabble! I guess I missed it in the mad whirl that was B2MeM 2012.
The "hope of a whole people pinned upon her" like the blue brooch--it does strike home. And the ruins in the thin grass, shivering...