Twinkle, Twinkle, Silmaril by Anérea

Twinkle, twinkle, Eärendil,
How I wonder what you feel,
Up above Arda so high,
Shining hope down from the sky.

When Arien's blaze is gone,
When the black foe's reach seems long,
Then you shine your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then Elves and Men in the dark,
Thank you for your tiny spark;
They'd not know a hopeful glow,
If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you sail,
A promise that Morgoth will fail,
For you brought into the West,
The sacred light that Varda blest.

'Tis your bright and tiny spark,
Shining estel in the dark,
For we know you'll ne'er swael,
Twinkle, twinkle, Silmaril.

Twinkle, twinkle, Eärendil,
How I wonder what you feel,
Alone above Arda so high,
Forever sailing through the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, Eärendil,
How I wonder what you feel,
How I wonder what you feel.

Chapter End Notes

Big thanks to the SWG folks whose suggestions unstucked my too-literal brain struggling with how to use the prompts for art! This evolved from a concept using Himring's suggested prompt "dark is evil" expressed as an abstract painting from Elennalore's suggestion, before the "star" prompt got me thinking of Vingelot and the Silmaril, and then Twinkle Twinkle Little Star earwormed into my head and I ended up with a written piece anyway! 

I'm quite happy with it, and it brought to mind an old favourite artist I've not listened to in over a decade. (I used to play this over and over for my baby nephew. Sweet memories.)

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