Scattering Beacons of Hope

[engarian.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Prompt and Path:She Walks In Beauty Like the Night, Red
Format:drabble
Genre:spiritual
Rating:G
Warnings:None
Characters:Manwë, Varda
Pairings:None
Creator’s Notes:Tolkien provided the sandbox, I merely play with the bucket and shovel he left behind. No profit of any kind is made from my fanworks.
Summary:After the Lamps were toppled, Varda thought long and hard about how light could be provided. The Trees gave light to Valinor, but what about the Children still to come?



Scattering Beacons of Hope


"What are you doing?"

"There must be light."

"But, the lamps were toppled and the Trees light only Valinor."

"Yes, and the Children will awaken in darkness and will be afraid."

"And you are … ?"

"I am placing lights into the sky. Melkor will be unable to dim them in their multitude. Whenever he looks upward, he will see a visible sign that we will persevere and never cease performing our roles as Eru decreed."

"And the Childen who are to come?"

"These celestial lights will give them hope; and hope, although a small, flickering thing, has immense strength."

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh nettenya, this is absolutely beautiful and I love it. <3 It was so good of Varda to think of the Elves who would awaken under her stars, and to give them special, brighter constellations like the Valacirca. :)

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

(*pokes LJ* it says my last comment was submitted as anonymous? what? I'm still signed in. I'm me. :( *is a confused Kaylee, nettenya*)

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Not sure why it called you anonymous, but I unscreened the initial comment. I think Manwe would have never seen anything more beautiful than his beloved painting the heavens with light. When I read the prompt from the famous Lord Byron poem, it was Varda who immediately came to mind.

- Erulisse (one L)

[shirebound]

Beautiful. And so true.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my dear. Hope is both the weakest and strongest of emotions. *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Lovely Drabble. The stars are such a symbol of hope.
I hope one day to see them completely away from human artificial light.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

The stars are really amazing when you can catch them away from artificial light. They take over the sky in a band so dense individual stars are barely visible. I'm fortunate, when I go out to the Reservation to visit family, we have less lighting out there and I actually have this opportunity.

Thank you so much for your reading and comments *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

How amazing. You really do see the light of the Elves. X

[starbrow.livejournal.com]

Oh, lovely! I like this discussion between Varda and Manwë! Not for nothing is she praised as the Star-kindler!

[engarian.livejournal.com]

She did one amazing and fabulous job!

Thanks for your comments :-)

- Erulisse (one L)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I loved this determination to bring light. Reminds me of the saying "It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness."

[engarian.livejournal.com]

You're so right, and that one candle or one star, is a beacon of hope and love. *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com]

Hi, hope you don't mind I made a fanart inspired by this as my act of kindness (red path) :)

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Fabulous and very kind. I can't wait until I have a bit of time to take a look at it. *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[zdenka]

I like this -- it's beautiful. The theme of hope feels very fitting with Tolkien's works.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words.

- Erulisse (one L)

[hhimring]

Good dialogue and I really like that last line.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for reading and commenting. *hugs*

(Now to just get caught up on my end - LOL. )

- Erulisse (one L)

[ysilme]

What a beautiful imagery, this is lovely!

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your taking the time to read and comment, it means a lot to me.

- Erulisse (one L)