The Memory of Stars

Starlight shines from up above

Wells of memory

Before the world was young and fair

The stars were glittering.

Elbereth did place them there

From Telperion

To greet the children tall and fair

On the shores of Elvenhome.

Long have the stars shone

Through the history

Of Middle Earth and Valinor

And the two trees.

The stars have seen the rise and fall

Of Beleriand the fair

Of light and sun and moon and dark

And Luthien’s hair.

The stars have seen her dancing there

In woods of night

And they did see the mighty hand

Of Beren’s last fight.

For stars above have seen the rise

Of him that shant be named

And stars above have seen the fight

Of elves and men and light.

Long have the stars above

Did see the fall of man

And they did find the sea had come

Over lands of Beleriand.

Long have the stars watched

The rise of Numenor

And they did weep at its fall

Beneath the seas of yore.

The stars have seen the wars of old

The rise and fall of Men

The waking of the elves and hosts

And the world to its end.

Still they shine on bright and fair

A beacon of the hope

That someday all will mend again

And Arda will be whole.

The elves and children of the King

Will rise again

And join their fair voices sing

And the world will be mend.

The memory of the stars above

Will see the world fair.

And still they will shine on high

Their light will fill the air.

And still they will shine on high

Their light will fill the air.

Amanda Longpre’
Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s works