I Sang of Leaves by RodS
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I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew:
Of wind I sang, a wind there came and in the branches blew.
Beyond the Sun, beyond the Moon, the foam was on the Sea,
And by the strand of Ilmarin there grew a golden Tree.
Beneath the stars of Ever-eve in Eldamar it shone,
In Eldamar beside the walls of Elven Tirion.
There long the golden leaves have grown upon the branching years,
While here beyond the Sundering Seas now fall the Elven-tears.
O Lórien! The Winter comes, the bare and leafless Day;
The leaves are falling in the stream, the River flows away.
O Lórien! Too long I have dwelt upon this Hither Shore
And in a fading crown have twined the golden elanor.
But if of ships I now should sing, what ship would come to me,
What ship would bear me ever back across so wide a Sea?
Excerpt from Galadriel's Song of Eldamar: J.R.R. Tolkien
I took this photo earlier today in my backyard. With all the wind, most of the leaves here are off the trees, now. Most of them wound up in my backyard! :-D
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Comments (27)
Richardphotos
very radiant capture. one of my favorite times
MineFujiko
Beautiful Autumn capture, RodS-san! Thank you for sharing!
jocko500
time of change is colorful here
eekdog
song fits so well with your shot, Rod. nice shot of the golden leaves my friend.
magnus073
You did an outstanding job no this very lovely presentation, Rod.
SidheRoseGraphics
That's just beautiful, Rod :) Thank you!
Xfitz
See, now my first impression was wow that image created in Vue looks like a real tree. And thanks for the lyrics from the Song of Eldamar. Beautiful and sad.
RodS Online Now!
LOL - Of course now I've got to try creating something like this in Vue... :-D
Erestorfan
This is beautiful, Rod! You know I'm a Tolkien/Lord of the Rings/Hobbit fan and LOVED that you quoted these words by Galadriel. I have to say I had not come across these before, but they are so beautiful! Yes, I always feel there is a special magic in fall leaves, with their beautiful colors. I know it is actually a time of death for the leaves, hence the vibrant colors they give us, but like the Elves, we trust that the tender green leaves shall be seen in spring and will open to show us their green beauty and to shelter us in the heat of the summer. Longing for those spring leaves, and we have yet to suffer the winter weather that is coming upon us. I think it shall be a long winter...but yet, even in the white blanket of snow beauty may be found. The beauty of trees hanging low with the weight of the snow...the beauty of the snow after dark as the moon rises and shines light upon the fallen snow, rendering it like many sparkling jewels, perhaps like the white gems in Erebor that King Thranduil loves so much...yes, even winter can have its beauty...
Faemike55
Very cool capture
ladylake
What a marvelous POV. This is very good.
giulband
Great sense of composition in this wonderful picture !!!!
mikeerson
I came.... I saw... I leaves.... really... I leaves now - lol
UteBigSmile
Pretty capture dear Rod, hope you are fine and wish you and yours a ncie Sunday!
Froggy
That is a beautiful golden canopy Hotrod. Super!!
Cyve
Marvelous capture and very great POV !!!
renecyberdoc
yeash me too,tomorrow morn this guy has to sweep outside lol.fine idea to present galadriels song.
GrandmaT
Fabulous photo! The poem is perfect for the image and it's nice to find another Tolkien reader. Now you can rake all the leaves that fell off the tree into a pile and jump in them. I seem to remember it was a lot of fun once.
mrestey
Simply stunning photography Rod! A nice touch adding Tolkien's words. Love his works.
drifterlee
Very beautiful shot, Rod. Our leaves are all down now.
adorety
Very nice photo and how appropriate to quote that song from Tolkien. There is a group of beech trees in the woods behind my house and I'm always reminded of Lothlorien when I stand among them in the fall.
auntietk
What a beautiful shot! Your pov and composition are superb, with the trunk sweeping up from the corner. Gorgeous!
Egzariuf
Very soothing shot, I looked at it for a very long time, just smiling :-)
vitachick
Autumn is one of my favorite seasons also...Excellant shot and lyrics!
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
FredNunes
A beauty!
debbielove
Excellent words I think, shame man is doing exactly what J.R wrote the book to warn us against doing! Beautiful shot mate, lovely POV as well Rob
misty7j3
Beautiful photo and song....I love it!! Nice one Rod!