I am not very coherent today but this is so, so, so much.  Poetry really is words for how to say things that we can't, otherwise--so sparingly but so clearly.  There's so much here.  thank you, it's beautiful and meaningful

Very telling!

I like how you use that story of the tree they planted.

I love how you've portrayed Elrond here -- the quietness of the words really shows the depths of his grief as well as his anger, and both of those are set so well in the ideas of kindness and summer. A lovely work! I'd love to see bits of it translated to Sindarin and sung (a Hall of Fire song for sure!).

I love how you've cracked open that short phrase and pulled out all the feels beneath the surface. This is so beautifully poignant, and very relatable to me. 

I love how you've highlighted Elrond's feelings about the strangeness of being called "as kind as summer", a time of year which is so often not very kind. A beautiful poem. 🧡

Oh, wow, this is gorgeous! So much depth and emotion and nuance pulled from one small phrase! I’m in love with the interrogation of whether summer is actually kind — there really is something so harsh and unforgiving in the season, made all the more difficult to bear by the pressures of expectation, that of course you’ll be loving summer because who doesn’t!? — and what it actually means when someone is described as kind. The references to Elrond’s complicated history through the loss of Celebrian, the strange circumstances of his fostering, and the separation from Elros were all hugely impactful and, whew, do they make an effective and heartbreaking case for why Elrond could be so angry with the world! I loved how you built to the catharsis of the big, grief-driven summer storm but ended on the solace of the cleansing effect of the storm and the inevitable turning of the seasons and the way that life goes on as it must and, of course, Elrond’s determination to meet all of this with whatever kindness he can bring to bear. It was truly moving — wonderful in language and theme and just absolutely lovely to read!