When Blossoms Bloomed (Challenge: When the Blossom Blooms)

[hhimring]

Author : Himring

Fandom : Silmarillion

Rating : Teens

Characters : Rian of the House of Beor, Morwen of the House of Beor

Disclaimer : Tolkien's setting and characters; I added some flowers

Spoilers : for the outcome of the Dagor Bragollach

Summary: The refugees from Dorthonion arrive in Dor-lomin. Rian attempts to embrace their new environment, while her cousin Morwen mourns.

Rian went out in the morning

to find forget-me-not.

In Dorthonion blooms

deadly nightshade.

Rian went out before dawn

to cull the red clover.

In Dorthonion grows

little but thorns.

Rian went out early

to weave a wreath of dog rose.

But in Dorthonion

vines strangle each other.

Rian came back

with an armful of blossoming branches.

In Dorthonion

ash still blows on the wind.

‘A fine morning, cousin,

see what I have brought you!’

Graves in Dorthonion,

and, worse, those who have no graves.

All the flowers of Dor-lomin

for the exiles of Dorthonion,

while Morwen still wears black.

A/N: Also incorporates prompts from other challenges.

Comments

[fredbassett]

Oh wow, that's amazing!!!!!!!

So truly lyrical and gorgeous, but utterly bittersweet, too.

Perfect!

[hhimring]

Thank you very much!!

[liadt]

Beautiful and sad!

[hhimring]

Thank you!
They have both experienced much loss in their young lives.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Lovely writing, and heart-wrenchingly sad. Love the way you reversed the flowers, so to speak.

[hhimring]

Thank you very much, bunn!
I am glad that that worked for you I thought the pattern would give it a ballad-like feel.