Eä's Redemption by AaronAzrael  

Of Thingol and Melian

There was a notorious Maia,
a relative of the mighty Valar,
her name was Melian, her eyes a
spellbinding magic to admire.

She dwelt in the gardens of Lórien, singing,
no one else was there merrier, wiser or skilled
at the refined art of melody, air and chanting,
whoever heard her voice, got shaken and thrilled.

At the hour when the Lights got mixed,
Melian would start singing in the midst of Lórien,
the Valar abandoned their tasks and fixed
their gaze and audition; the world - auditorium.

The bells of Valmar would go silent,
the streams would turn completely still,
nightingales followed Melian, compliant,
and she taught them how to sing at will.

She had a preference for the dense shadows
of the forests, so chilly, profound and deep,
wherever she stepped, fresh turned all meadows,
and her voice caused all to smile and to weep.

She looked like Yavanna before Arda's Creation,
and after the Quendi awoke around native Cuiviénen,
the Melodious Maia left Valinor, for the Causation
of the pre-dawn silence with her ringing songs then.

When the journey of the Teleri approached its end,
the people remained for a long in Eastern Beleriand,
beyond the river Gelion; the fate of Elwë would extend
to paths unpredicted and myriads of wonders vibrant.