Prayers about Rain

Dawn Felagund — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 13:11:46 +0000

Prayers about Rain Dawn Felagund Sun, 03/31/2019 - 09:11

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Nimbrethil (not verified) Mon, 08/03/2020 - 15:58

So beautiful. It just makes me cry. I don't know why.
At first, I was doubting if Indis, a Vanyar, has so many desires (I think Vanyar seems born with little emotion), but soon I found it heartbreaking. I saw the decay of a girl's girlhood; and it is rather painful to recall how worldly bondage and inner desires led to endless tragedies in life. Even a Vanyar is incapable of preventing that. I cannot forget the scene you wrote: the mountains are silent, and snow quietly falls on the wilderness; maybe the moon hangs high in the darkness. This is the beautiful and tranquil Aman. I used to think why Aman is full of tragedy. Maybe the king had also thought this bitterly when his wife suffered so much that she left him. Now I find that Aman is not lively and prosperous, it is even more lonely. It lies in the deep deep solitude. In the border between life and death.
I did imagine the queen becoming an ambitious queen, using her power like Galadriel. Her power despises the short-sighted passion of Noldor and declares the victory of the hermits (or monks) who stay in Aman, implying the triumph of the sacred order. However, as I have realized, the reason why the queen became our queen is that she is not a completely conformist person. Let's not argue whether the king is morally wrong or the remarriage law of Manwe is weird. (to me a liberalist girl it's really hard to understand but I'll try :)) In my opinion, I believe the queen did this out of love. But you add some prophecy and song, which I think Vanyar might be fascinated by. The Queen shows the willingness to join the game. Great. This makes the story more fatal. She's just like those ladies with subtle expressions in Da Vinci's works. I can't speculate about the queen's subtle and obscure mind. She is a beautiful and dangerous woman, and THE great woman, too.
O Nolo my dear, disloyal husband, you are to blame.

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Eka and the Quen

Dawn Felagund — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:47:02 +0000

Eka and the Quen Dawn Felagund Sat, 03/30/2019 - 20:47

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ziggy (not verified) Sun, 08/11/2019 - 16:56

I have, I am sure, read this somewhere before and it struck me then, the originality, the pathos, the credibility of this terrible world destroyed and polluted beyond saving. The idea of scavenging for different colour barrels left from something unnamed, is very realistic and Eka is an unlikely but instantly likeable heroine, vulnerable and deserving of something better. The pity of the Quen (love that idea) for her is palpable and heart breaking- that she almost recovers memory is very poignant. I love the ending.

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Dawn Felagund Wed, 10/18/2023 - 18:58

Thank you! It's a weird story, though right up my alley! I wish I could show the artwork but have never heard from or been able to make contact with the artist. (It was a TRSB pinch hit.) The inspiration would then at least make more sense! As it is, aside from the scene of Elrond and his children sitting down and "eating the shapes and colors," there is very little obvious connection to Tolkien.

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Anérea (not verified) Wed, 10/18/2023 - 14:31

Ooof! There is so much to this, my emotions got all tangled and twisted and layered up as I read.

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Dawn Felagund Wed, 10/18/2023 - 18:56

Thank you! It's one of those stories written off-the-cuff, with little idea of where it was going to go. It remains one of my favorites, and I'm always mildly shocked that I managed to write something like this with little more preparation than sitting down at my desk with a work of TRSB artwork in front of me ...

I've never heard from or been able to make contact with the artist, which is a shame, as I'd love to have the artwork with it.

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