Hi Steel, I thought I'd repost my MEFA review:

I admire the artistry of this ficlet that in a few, well-chosen words manages to tell the whole story of the Valar "contending in vain" against Ar-Pharazôn's folly. This is the tale of Númenor's fall in a nutshell, told in a fairy-tale manner as the Valar keep employing techniques that are too little, too late until they have to bring out the heavy guns, so to speak. I particularly enjoyed the King's curse as he assaulted the walls of Tirion.