From Enmity to Friendship: Part 4 - Enlightenment
Henceforward I will call nothing fair, unless it be her gift.
You weep as we sail and proclaim a vow you cannot keep.
You will find beauty again for such is your nature. Have I not journeyed with you throughout Lothlórien? Have I not heard you speak reverently of beauty discovered? Do I not understand you now?
May I be there when you encounter again beauty! If I am not, I will be content. For I have already beheld much through your eyes.
I count you blessed because you know beauty, Gimli. I count me blessed because I know you.
12/16/2004
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A/N: Written for a four-part cycle posted on LiveJournal's Tolkien_weekly community. Part 4 of the cycle is Enlightenment.