Eä's Redemption by AaronAzrael  

Of the coming of the Elves and the captivity of Melkor 6

The Firstborn Children of Ilúvatar were
back then far greater in glory and might,
than in all the following epochs, yet their
beauty never faded away; still so bright.

The Elves still live in the Lands of the West,
wisdom and grief evermore enrich their fairness.
And Oromë immediately fell in love, he'd invest
all of his protective merits to secure their wellness.

The hunter called the Elves "the Eldar",
the People of the Stars, beloved, pristine,
Yet only those who followed him west bear
that name, for some fled from the team.

For many of the Firstborns met him with horror;
Melkor was at fault for spreading the lie
that the Hunter abducted those who disappeared,
for some in small groups or alone had vanished from sight.

The Black Horseman rode a violent stallion,
chasing the ones who wandered so lost,
the legends of the Elves tell about this demon,
who'd cast shadows to captivate them at any cost.

This way the fallen Eholim deceived too many Children,
for they mistook Oromë for the evil creatures of Melkor,
too many fled to a destiny unknown, ending in the evil den,
while the noblest Elves distinguished the light of the Lord

in Oromë's dignified stature and pure brilliance,
clad in the Light itself, they perceived his good intent,
a lot of the Elves attracted by this magnificence,
believed that Oromë was benevolent in what he meant.

So when Nahar neighed, some instinctively ran away,
forever captured in the webs of the maleficent one,
but a lot of the beautiful Children chose to stay,
and followed the Rider to the path of Eru's plan.

A little is known of the deepest pits of Melkor,
but it is widely believed that he tortured the Elves,
in the black wells without hope for escaping these doors,
he scourged them till they turned ill, corrupted, unwell.

A lot of the sages in Eressëa believed
that these Children were twisted to orcs sworn,
for Melkor did not have the ability to conceive
life forms, so how else were these monsters born?

Among all deeds that Melkor did to wreak havoc,
this was the most twisted act, among all mayhem, ah!,
the most despised by Eru Ilúvatar, our God, the Empath,
the most repulsive, hated act to him: "Anathema!"