Wonder, Drifting

[sasha_honeypalm]

Prompt: Drops of rain on a leaf (photo)
Format: Ficlet
Warnings: none
Characters: none
Pairings: none
Summary: The rain falls in Lorien
Creator's notes: This is my first-ever posted fic... I hope you like it

The rain comes even to Lothlorien.

Fat droplets roll down the mallorn boughs and pool on the forest floor below. The water wells up through the stately carpet of fallen leaves. One yellow leaf delicately rises, then another, then ten and twenty and a thousand. The rivulets lead them on a merry dance among the silver roots. They whirl away as if eager to see the rest of the Golden Wood.

A leaf (and ten, and twenty) will be swept into the river. It will drift down to the Anduin, to Rohan or Gondor; a golden sentinel of the Dreamflower. And thus, a little magic escapes into the world of Men.

Comments

[starspray]

I love this! The imagery is beautiful, and I love the leaves bringing magic with them all the way to Rohan and Gondor.

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you! The probably-Celebrant runs straight through Lorien; leaves must have dropped into it all the time. If Elven boats can make it all the way down to Gondor, why not Elven leaves?

[zdenka]

That's beautiful!

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you!

[kayleearafinwiel]

Oh, I adore this imagery! I can just see it in my mind :)

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you, I'm glad it worked.

[narya_flame]

That was a lovely piece! Congrats on posting your first fic. Are you a member of any of the archives (e.g. AO3, Faerie etc.)?

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you!

I have an AO3 account, she_who_recs, although so far I've used it for keeping track of my favorite works I've read. If you're asking about this ficlet, I have another story in beta that I want to be my first. When I post that one, I'll post this also.

[narya_flame]

Cool - I was asking about fics, I'd like to read more of your stuff. I'll keep my eyes open :)

[elwendell]

That is so lovely! I love the idea that a wee bit of magic flows out of Lothlorien and your descriptions of the leaves rising on the water was vivid.

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it- the leaves rising on water was the hardest part for me to write.

[shirebound]

I LOVE this. What a marvelous final line! Your imagery is really beautiful.

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you! I'm so happy it worked.

[independence1776]

This is lovely!

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you!

[liadt]

Lovely imagery:)

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you!

[genarti]

This is lovely!

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you!

[hhimring]

I enjoyed envisaging the leaf delicately rising and whirling away. And I like the idea of a little magic escaping, maybe the leaf will float all the way to Faramir?

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you! I like your suggestion; poor Faramir deserves finding something better in the river than his brother's funeral boat.

[ex_mithrial116]

How lovely. Both the description and the thought of the drop of golden magic reaching the world of men.

Great first fic. XXX

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you. I feel really encouraged.

[heartofoshun]

I love magic reaching the world of Men! Lovely first piece.

[sasha_honeypalm]

Thank you!