Telperion and Laurelin
"Tell me the story of how the moon
Loved the sun so much he died every
Night to let her breathe"
The moon met the sun in the gods' garden
Where darkness was forbidden and the flowers
Sparkled with dew.
She was fresh green and gold and she was
The most beautiful form he'd seen,
Beneath only their creator and her people.
Every day she gave light to the garden and
Every night he waked in time only to hear her
Whisper, "good night."
And so they danced in this cycle s life around
Them breathed and grew.
But then the garden was attacked by darkness,
And the moon and sun were killed and the only
Things left of them was a single silver flower from
Him and a golden flower from her.
The moon cried for the sun and maybe their creator
Heard, because she put them both in the sky amongst
Sparkling flowers.
But still they are apart and the moon can hear his
Lady gasping for air in her flames.
And so, he takes a deep breath every night,
demanding deeper bows of the ocean and releases it
to the sun and when day comes again, he is
unconscious, in a deep sleep close to death.
And so they danced in this cycle s life around
Them breathed and grew.
