Feanor and basic chemistry. I had read that Feanor might have crafted the palantiri. Also, a play on his name--"spirit of fire." Written as a birthday drabble.
before
there was glass,
there was sand--
flecks of stone, white and
salty,
scoured and sifted by the waves
before
there was glass,
there was seaweed--
deep-drowned grasses,
sleek green hair,
swaying and curling in the tide
before
there was glass,
there were seashells--
cups of bone, empty
houses,
holding the distant echo of Eldamar
before
there was glass,
there was fire--
kelp rendered to ashes and
light,
shells burned to lime, sand to glowing slag
melding the three,
the craftsman spoke soft words,
burning
the dross, smoothing the surface,
as he bound the spirit of fire
in the Stone