The Light of Valinor
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		I also wrote this poem that describes the light of Valinor.  I first begin with the Two Trees of Valinor, and then I describe the Silmarils and their destruction.  Only in the star of Earendil is that holy light kept.
					Radiant leaves of silver and gold Light so pure, joy to behold Flowed down upon the Blessed Land And sparkled on the yellow sand. Its mingling light on the shores of the sea Uplifts the heart so joyfully. Laurelin the gold and Telperion the white Shone in the earth's dark twilight. Yet those trees died at Morgoth's hands cold Only the Silmarils carried the light of old In ages passed, now long forgotten Great wars for the shining jewels were faught Yet one was cast in the depts of the sea The other thrown in an abyss so deep Only one yet remains of that light none could mar Held aloft in the sky as a brilliant star.