Tapestry

by Maethril Aranel

When two lives are intertwined, they create something intricate and beautiful...something that outlasts solitude. Poem about the friendship of Aragorn and Legolas.

A single image
Encompasses a pair.
It fades and varies,
From a dungeon to a forest,
From betrayal to open lands,
From what it solitary to what is shared..

You can see two shadows,
Side by side in hope and despair;
Filling the vacancy that resides in the air.

A single sentiment
Manifests in two minds.
Different origins,
Yet equally it will arise;
Whether weak or potent,
Whether logical or blind.

You can sense two emotions,
so alike that they mirror and bind;
Vines rising, intertwined.

A single dream
Can come in different forms.
They may part,
Yet something follows,
Something that holds,
Something inexorably warm.

You can see two futures,
they intersect, diverge, transform.
A shaft of sunlight divides a storm.

A single person
Is like a single leaf.
Intricate, lonely
It is meant to be a part,
Like joined hands, like comfort, belief.

You can see two friends,
Brothers; walking silhouettes that smile and grieve.
A tapestry: life's fullness, created when two lives weave,
When from darkness is light conceived.