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Celandine's Chronicle (celandineb) wrote in adventdrabbles,
@ 2008-12-12 05:45:00

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contributor: celandineb, dec12, fandom: lord of the rings, year: 2008

Dec12, Lord of the Rings, [none], Cradle to Grave
Title: Cradle to Grave
Fandom: LotR
Characters: none, oddly enough
Rating: G
Warnings: anthropomorphization of a landmass
Note: For mrowe.

Water was Númenor's birthplace: jewel of the sea, her five arms flung out like a star to let the waves caress them. From the bosom of the isle springs of sweet water flowed to quench her inhabitants' thirst and water their fields and orchards and vineyards in season. Winter rains might lash the island, but the sparkling drops and graceful rainbows of summer adorned her like the garments of a queen. Born from water, cradled within it, sustained by it -- it was only meet that the fair isle of Númenor should meet her final end beneath the great green waves.

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	venturous 2008-12-12 11:10 am UTC (link)
	that is just radiently beautiful. and islands can certainly be characters. guh, the body of the Goddess (Reply to this) (Thread)

	celandineb 2008-12-12 11:14 am UTC (link)
	Well, yes, but not people... g Tolkien doesn't personalize the island quite this way, but it seemed to work. Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sansa1970 2008-12-12 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	Gorgeous imagery, cel. I love your warning, by the way. ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	celandineb 2008-12-12 12:34 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! giggles I've been known to warn for "domestic bliss," so... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	alisanne 2008-12-13 01:17 pm UTC (link)
	Gorgeous. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	celandineb 2008-12-13 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, sweetie! (Reply to this) (Parent)