Remembrance Day Drabble

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Author: melanieathene
Title: Lest We Forget
Rating: G
Characters: Sam, Merry, Pippin
Pairing: none
Warnings: none
Summary: Sam pov
Author's Notes: Reposted and slightly revised. First appeared in my LJ on Nov. 11, 2004.

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The Shire is fair today. Fresh young faces laugh at their holiday play, taking turns being orcs and kings, elves and ents. So may it always be a game to them; so may they always remember to honour this day.

We three old hobbits who sit here by the fire bear scars upon our bodies no innocent should know. We are brothers, linked by ties closer than the bonds of blood: forged in fear and hope, smiles and tears.

They say grass grows now on the slopes of Mount Doom.

But the taste of ash still lingers on my tongue.

Comments

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Oh, just lovely, and fitting for the day.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[summershobbit.livejournal.com]

So sad so beautifully put!

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[shirebound]

Ooooh, very powerful.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Shirebound. *hugs*

[slightlytookish]

Lovely. It's wonderful to see that innocence has returned to the Shire in the form of the playing children.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Bless the children. :)

[addie71.livejournal.com]

Lovely.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[withywindle01.livejournal.com]

So sad and beautiful...only *three* hobbits!

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

I know... *sniffles* There should have been four old hobbits sitting by the fire.

[periantari.livejournal.com]

oh wow. That was beautifully written. I loved the middle bit a lot:

We three old hobbits who sit here by the fire bear scars upon our bodies no innocent should know. We are brothers, linked by ties closer than the bonds of blood: forged in fear and hope, smiles and tears.
beautiful. Awesome job.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[dreamflower]

That's just lovely.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

But the taste of ash still lingers on my tongue

It's a very strong emotion.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

*nods* Thanks for reading, i_o_r_h_a_e_l!

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

They say grass grows now on the slopes of Mount Doom.

But the taste of ash still lingers on my tongue.
This brings tears to my eyes. Beautifully done, thank you.

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Belle. *hugs*

[myladylyssa.livejournal.com]

Oh, that last line.

What a wonderful tribute, MelAth-love!

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Lyssa, m'dear. *hugs*

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

They say grass grows now on the slopes of Mount Doom.

This is the line that got me the most, I must say. *shivers* Very powerful!

[melanieathene.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Claudia. *hugs*