Eä's Redemption by AaronAzrael  

Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië 2

Alas, the Teleri were still detained in Middle Earth,
for they dwelt in Eastern Beleriand, close to the sea,
sadly, it happened that the call of Ulmo too late they heard
furthermore a major part of them were waiting for Elwë.

Despite the longing for their king's presence in the journey,
when some Teleri got to know of the other clans' departure,
many of them chose to thread toward Sirion's mouth in hurry,
naming Olwë, Elwë's brother, to lead the people to their fortune.

These Elves remained to abide on the coast of the western seas,
in an eternal yearning for their long-lost sisters and brothers,
Ossë and Uinen fostered the newly formed fraction of the foamy breeze,
teaching them the secrets of the marine arts, songs and discoveries.

The Teleri grew a deepest bond with those salty waters,
just as they had been previously marked by the same affinity,
they rooted their essence in the sea and nautical matters
became their specialty, a sacred bond to live through infinity.

Alas, not only did the Teleri miss the Noldor family,
the Noldor reciprocated the feel, now having reached Aman,
so Ulmo listened to Finwë's deplorations carefully,
and went to take those who were willing to reunite their clan.

Ossë and Uinen's hearts filled up with grief and sorrow,
for their kingdom were the seas of Middle Earth,
around the shores of the Outer Lands; and tomorrow?
No singing voice of the Teleri would here be heard.

So Ossë convinced a few of the Elves to stay
with him in his reign, for he'd miss them greatly,
Falathrim, the Elves of the Falas, was their
new name, the first shipbuilders and sailors of the sea.

In the Brithombar and Eglarest bays they lived,
they selected as their ruler Círdan the Shipwright,
giving to Ossë and Uinen the best possible gift:
their company and loyalty that chose their sight.

Many among Elwë's family dear also decided
to remain here to seek him in the Outer Lands;
otherwise they would have happily reunited
with their Quendi kin in Aman; yet, Elwë's chance.

They came to be known as the Eglath, the Forsaken,
for they didn't arrive in time until Ulmo and Olwë departed,
while the other, timely Teleri would indeed be taken
on the island that brought them back where Creation started.

The Eglath preferred to live in the woods and hills of Beleriand,
for the sea inspired them to mourn beyond endurance;
for their deepest longing was always the same one, called Aman;
they were destined to live in Middle-Earth with perserverance.

Elwë finally awoke from his profound slumber,
got out of Nan Elmoth together with his Melian dear,
he craved the Two Trees' light but ultimately encumbered
this aspiration, for he perceived the light in her face here.

The disheartened people of Elwë already thought
he had been long gone, in good fate or drear,
and how did they rejoice when suddenly they caught
a glimpse of their ruler, who came to appear.

His people laughed, heart beating, screams of ecstasy,
for the unthinkable had became a dream come true,
Elwë now appeared magnificent and they breathlessly
awed him, taller and prettier than any other Eru Creature

with silver hair floating in the wind of fateful glory,
they danced and jumped and hugged and ran,
the start of their new epoch of happiness; the story
of the Elven Kingdom of Elwë, the Sindar ones.