{"id":86562,"date":"2014-01-29T23:04:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T04:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?page_id=86562"},"modified":"2014-01-29T23:12:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T04:12:06","slug":"the-great-hall-of-poets-january-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/the-great-hall-of-poets\/the-great-hall-of-poets-january-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Hall of Poets &#8211; January 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Birthday Present to Professor Tolkien<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(written from the pov of a hobbit)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"intro\"><em>By: Llinos<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nOn the anniversary of your birth,<br \/>\nI\u2019d like to thank you for Middle-earth,<br \/>\nFor the rivers, plains and mountains of fire,<br \/>\nBut most of all \u2013 thanks for The Shire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The woods and fields and little streams,<br \/>\nThe beech trees talking in their dreams,<br \/>\nCosy homes with big round doors,<br \/>\nYou made them ours, these tales of yours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks for making hobbits like us,<br \/>\nQuiet shy folk, who don\u2019t want a fuss,<br \/>\nThanks for making us loyal and true,<br \/>\nOh and thanks for the ale and pipeweed too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For making us lively and full of tricks<br \/>\nAnd never taller than three foot six,<br \/>\nFor sturdy feet and woolly pates,<br \/>\nSecond breakfast and filled up plates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You found a place, peaceful and calm,<br \/>\nAnd filled it with wonder, magic and charm,<br \/>\nAlthough a professor, learned and wise,<br \/>\nYou shared the world you saw through your eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On hobbits\u2019 birthdays, we give things away,<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s clear that you celebrate in the same way.<br \/>\nYou gave us a gift more precious than gold,<br \/>\nA wonderful dream that will never grow old.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stars<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Homage to J.R.R. Tolkien<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Ithilwen of Imladris<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each a glimmering world on high,<br \/>\nJewel-like, they fill the sky.<br \/>\nSouls of fire, flowers fair<br \/>\nOpening like diamonds in the air.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy he who loves their light,<br \/>\nHe who wand\u2019ring in the night<br \/>\nHears their stories, ancient lays,<br \/>\nStories of the Elder Days.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">ADVENTURE<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By; TolkienGirl<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come with me my friend<br \/>\nIf only for a day<br \/>\nLet your imagination take over<br \/>\nAnd your worries float away<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To a place where the sun shines bright<br \/>\nWhere rain is cool and sweet<br \/>\nWhere the softest wind blows<br \/>\nAnd green grass tickles your feet<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where lakes flow crystal clear<br \/>\nAnd mountains rise up strong<br \/>\nTheir snowy peaks touching the clouds<br \/>\nOh, won&#8217;t you come along?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To a place where eagles soar<br \/>\nWhere dragons guard the skies<br \/>\nWhere hobbits dance in the moonlight<br \/>\nAnd elves sweet songs arise<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let your heart be free<br \/>\nWhere time means nothing<br \/>\nFollow your dreams and find your fate<br \/>\nLet your adventure begin<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Song of Tolkien&#8217;s Moon and Sun<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By: Neal Dachstadter<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nThe Moon and the Sun<br \/>\nSaid \u201cLet\u2019s have some fun<br \/>\nAnd dwell in the sky<br \/>\nTogether, to vie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And I\u2019ll claim &#8216;It\u2019s day&#8217;<br \/>\nWhile you gleam &#8216;No way,&#8217;<br \/>\nWe\u2019ll see if they fight<br \/>\nOr say &#8216;No that\u2019s trite.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">John Ronald Reuel Tolkien<br \/>\nCombined stern with joking,<br \/>\nStared up at their play<br \/>\nAnd spun \u201cDurin\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The map of the Mountain<br \/>\nSuggested Try counting<br \/>\nEach morning and evening<br \/>\nTill neither were leaving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When Silver and Gold<br \/>\nAre both shining bold<br \/>\nThen take the old key,<br \/>\nA rock flake will flee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That door to the treasure?<br \/>\nUntold, without measure,<br \/>\nShall grace those who seek<br \/>\nAnd face toward the peak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cAre you the Dwarves\u2019 spy?\u201d<br \/>\nThe Elves asked the sly,<br \/>\nSoaked Bilbo, now humble,<br \/>\nWhen down he did stumble.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He meant to do well,<br \/>\nBut almost caught hell,<br \/>\nSo find a good nook;<br \/>\nLo read ye the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Birthday Present to Professor Tolkien (written from the pov of a hobbit) By: Llinos On the anniversary&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":0,"parent":80298,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1tLoH-mwa","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86562"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86568,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86562\/revisions\/86568"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}