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altariel ([personal profile] altariel) wrote2011-05-26 03:39 pm
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Land of Gifts

The year’s rhythms pulse.

Land of Gifts

Ithilien, F.A. 82

Throughout the spring, Gondor mourns its Steward and Ithilien mourns its Prince. In the summer, the Prince goes home, friend and father laid to rest.

Here healing is already underway. The year’s rhythms pulse. The groves and orchards swell. The harvest will be generous: better than the last year’s, less so than the year before. In the villages, men and women work and play, live and love. At Midsummer they will dance.

His father and his mother made this from ashes. Now the children hold the trust for a while: to tend and to maintain, and – in time – to deliver.

[identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Music 'East Coker' indeed...

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I have been rereading on the bus this week.

[identity profile] espresso-addict.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been thinking about my response to it wrt enjoying the renewal of Communicator's commentary, but I never get my head around putting my thoughts into words. I do like that icon of yours, by the way (if I haven't said so before).

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm loving those posts, although I don't have anything to contribute - I've always found Burnt Norton beautiful but impenetrable.

Glad you like the icon: I wish the text was a bit nicer, but it was the best I could manage.

Edited to include final word of my sentence...
Edited 2011-05-26 20:46 (UTC)

[identity profile] wormwood-7.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
That's really lovely. That's all I can say.

[identity profile] katlinel.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs*

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs you*

[identity profile] wormwood-7.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I often read that book.

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too, I love it. My friend [livejournal.com profile] communicator is doing a reread of Burnt Norton at the moment, which I bet you'd enjoy. Collected links here.

[identity profile] wormwood-7.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the link! It looks really interesting. Can't wait to read.

[identity profile] fallingtowers.livejournal.com 2011-06-05 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
This is now the third drabble of yours that makes me cry - I blame you for the fact that I can't even find my kleenex right now. ;)

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
*offers you a tissue*