A pure light that opens the caverns of darkness into vistas of glowing perfection …

This light is not the gift given by the Lady Galadriel, nor the illumination that sprang from Gandalf's staff.

It eclipses the searing heat of Mount Doom and the invasive stare of the eye of Sauron.

It is the soft and gentle radiance that emanates from my true love's heart. The brave and noble Samwise is my light in dark places. He has led my soul from immeasurable blackness back into his warmth.

Sam, you are my star, willingly captured, to hold in my hands.