"Elven Secrets"
(Gimli)

Above the gold of Lorien,
The trees were crowned with silver clouds.
Their purple hues I marveled at;
The sapphire sky made kingly shrouds.

No mithril could be pure enough
To match the Lady's flawless skin,
And diamonds dim beneath her gaze,
So humbled by her light within.

Now even on the fields of war,
The Elves find beauty in the grime.
Their light steps whisper when they're near:
"All troubles melt away in time."

What have my people all forgotten-
Truth unseen for too much pride?
And what foul times drown Elvish laughter
In the tears they cannot hide?

Friend and brother, friend forever,
I am with you as you weep.
Do not turn your sad heart from me,
For your secret I shall keep.

And if tears are Elven secrets,
I have many I would tell.
Take my secrets, Elven brother.
Hold them to you; guard them well.

Beneath the gold of braided hair,
His eyes were crowned with silver tears.
Beside my gift from Lorien,
They'll stay with me for all my years.

...end...