Distant Shores Are Calling

Light pours down on mallorn trees The eyes of the elves peer out in the woods Their home is Lothlorien Their royalty Celeborn and Galadriel Yet sadness overcomes them Since they realize they must leave their beloved home Distant shores are calling The Elven - folk's time in Middle - Earth is coming to an end Ships await them in the harbor They are called to travel to Western shores beyond the rolling waves The age of Men is coming Many fair things will disappear As mortals stride upon the lands once meant for immortal elves Distant Shores are calling For elves a thousand years is a brief moment For men a thousand years means the rise and fall of entire civilizations Yet in Middle-Earth the brief lives of men will be the sign posts by which the land is ruled There is a power which causes change Even for immortal beings, change is an ever present companion Distant shores are calling (first published in Beyond Bree August 2012)