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a/n: upon reading galadriel's message a 2nd time.. i thought it was sad and decided to write a fic about it, but then again, i had other works to be done yet, so i settled for a poem.

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'To Legolas she (Galadriel, Keeper of Nenya) sent this word:

Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more.'

Gandalf fell silent and shut his eyes.
'Then she sent me no message?' said Gimli and bent his head.
'Dark are her words,' said Legolas. 'and little do they mean to those that receive them.'

-The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The White Rider

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TO SEE THY MESSAGE__________

Lady of Lórien, what art thou trying to say?
Make thy meaning as clear as the sun in the day.
Thy words are dark and little do they mean
To those that receive them. Anything revealed is yet to be seen.

In riddles you conceal thy meaning within.
What then shall I look for, oh Lady of my kin?
Shall I not dwell in these forests any more?
Then where would I find myself, beyond the forest's door?

My heart grieves of thy message thou hast bestowed.
For if I may understand, 'tis but an unlikely road!
At this moment and at this hour, my heart only dwells
In the greens of the forest, and no place else.

Is it the call, the call of the Sea?
That would take my heart, which has long been under tree?
What then shall I do, if that is the case?
Oh! why hast thou placed me in such strange a maze?

I know not exactly of what you meant.
But thy message, my Lady, has clearly been sent.
I shall do as you say and shall be wary of the Sea,
Yet if it is but fated, I fear, nothing I'd do shall change such destiny.

03.18.02