Hard Choices by Dreamflower

[dreamflower]

B2MeM Challenge: 2016 Memories; 2012 BINGO, "Canon Couples", O-73, B-3
Format: Poetry, Dribble
Genre: Romance
Rating: G
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Finwë, Miriel, Indis
Pairings: Finwë/Miriel, Finwë/Indis
Creators' Notes (optional): I began some of these dribbles for the "Canon Couples" card in 2012, and decided to see how many more of them I could complete this year.
Since these two prompts really belong together, I am making an exception, and this one will be a double inverted dribble, the first with Miriel, the second with Indis.
Summary: Some choices are worse than others, but how can anyone know how they will turn out?

Hard Choices

I took Miriel to wife ere I ever came West,
and great and glad was our joy in journeying.
To the Lands of the Valar we came,
a place of peace and of plenty.
Here we would found a family.
Fate is a fickle thing
and pays no heed
to the plans
of Elves,
ever.

Forever
left alone,
life in ruins.
Indis cared for me.
Why should I be tied
to one who had abandoned me?
The choices we were given were harsh.
I thought to have a partner for life.
Now a chance came to me for happiness again.
What knew I then of fate or doom to come?

Comments

[engarian.livejournal.com]

One person's happiness can lead to the sorrow of others. I love how you're pulling all of these canon couples into that beautiful poetic framework. So skillful.

- Erulisse (one L)

[dreamflower]

Thank you. You are absolutely right, it's quite true. Honestly, I feel that the situation was such that all three were behaving somewhat selfishly, and the Valar actually made things worse.

And yet, we are looking in on a situation that is new to all involved. It was unprecedented, and so no one had any idea of what sorts of consequences there might be.

But the dilemma makes for great conflict that goes through the ages.