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[ford-of-bruinen.livejournal.com]

rhapsody11 asked for "a poem on how the Dwarven Kings got their rings that the elves or Eregion crafted and Sauron corrupted"

I admit I am not altogether sure this is what you had in mind. If you want me to make another attempt at it I'd be happy to and this poem can just be a general poem :)

The Angel that came from the West

Long were the years in the making
Of jewels and silver and gold
Smooth rings then we created
Out of metal and strength and of stone

Blessed our work  under guidance
Of an angel that came from the west
Purest of heart our intentions
To capture their essence in gold.

Betrayal came in the night
Unseen by the wisest of lore
Our purest creations corrupted
By the angel that fallen from grace.

The darkness fell over bright lands
And fire and shadow and death
The betrayer stole what we would not give
Our creations of silver and gold.

But in the stone and strength we spun
We moulded their doom, their fate
We wrought the love of stone and gold
And unwittingly birthed the greed.

Out of his hand they took their due
Wore them with pride and with grace
But his cruel mind corrupted all
Even the stonemason race.

Long were the years in the making
And long were the years in regret
What seems fair is sometimes foul
Like the angel that came from the west

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[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

xposted my review from your lj because it is really awesome!

It is stunning!!!! Especially this bit:

But in the stone and strength we spun
We moulded their doom, their fate
We wrought the love of stone and gold
And unwittingly birthed the greed.

Wow, I have goosebumbs on my arms. What I so love here is the theme of creation: from the jewels, drive of the dwarves themselfs in masonry, the drive of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain... and how this united them on so many levels. This is ... wow! I am not so eloquent I think. Thanks so much!

[ford-of-bruinen.livejournal.com]

you are very welcome :) I enjoyed writing it and I am very glad you liked it!

*hugs*