And There Was Light

We awoke in starlight On the shores of paradise Water of awakening Ever cloaked in night Queen of the starlight Within the Walls of night Before the sun and moon awoke Journey out of paradise And there was light... Gold and silver dew alight Long years arboreal bright Shimmering Alatáriel Garland hair, radiant sight Spirit of fire, captured light Trees felled by terrible smite Silma brilliant in the dark The great jewels so entice And there was light... Star-spray a birthright Sea-lover with brow light Mariner sail across the sky Starwards into paradise Alatáriel foresight Star-glass of evening light Crystal phial in the dark Wise and Half-wise are alright And there was light...