The latest dream I ever dreamt by elennalore

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Fanwork Notes

Written for Cheesy Corn Chips challenge. My prompt was an art image La Belle Dame sans Merci by Frank Dicksee. The title is from John Keats' poem by the same name.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Celebrimbor muses on the meeting that changed his life.

Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron

Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Sauron

Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Poetry

Challenges: Cheesy Corn Chips

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 130
Posted on 25 February 2023 Updated on 25 February 2023

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The latest dream I ever dreamt

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You rode into my life when I least expected it

Your hair was the colour of the dawn beyond the mountain range

And fire burned in your eyes like the forges of Aulë

I had faced war and destruction but did not yet know

That also love can shake your foundations

They say you seduced me like you were seduced yourself

But we both know that those tales are distorted

When you wrapped the scarlet scarf around our wrists

I gave myself to you and you bound yourself to my fate

Do I regret it? I only know this:

When you rode into my life and keenly bent over me

The hand that was holding the reins slipped

And for a moment, at least, I made you lose your balance


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This is all around lovely!

I particularly like the lines:

When you wrapped the scarlet scarf around our wrists
I gave myself to you and you bound yourself to my fate

The scarlet scarf binding them together is such a vivid image of the seriousness of their relationship.

And:

The hand that was holding the reins slipped
And for a moment, at least, I made you lose your balance

It was real on Sauron's side, even if only for a moment.