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)
Copyright © Matthew Anish | Year Posted 2012
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