{"id":101240,"date":"2016-07-25T02:13:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T07:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=101240"},"modified":"2016-07-26T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T05:00:15","slug":"the-great-hall-of-poets-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2016\/07\/25\/101240-the-great-hall-of-poets-35\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Hall of Poets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ArwenReading_revised\"Welcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our\u00a0Great Hall of Poets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So come and join us by the hearth and enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have a Tolkien\/Middle-earth inspired poem you\u2019d like to share, then send it to\u00a0poetry@theonering.net<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Fate Of the Trees<\/strong><\/h4>\n

By: Ross W.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tree of silver, tree of gold
\nOf their beauty much is told
\nYavanna, goddess of growth
\nCreated and did plant them both
\nTelperion, the elder, shone
\nIn silver hues across the lawns
\nAnd Laurelin of golden leaves
\nDid light the world and darkness cleave<\/p>\n

The lights of the trees did wax and wane
\nAnd thus began the count of days
\nFrom them came the sun and moon
\nBut fate had already decided their doom
\nFor Morgoth, dark enemy of the light
\nSought their destruction with all his might
\nBut all that was yet to come
\nIn the days of the trees before the sun<\/p>\n

For the Valar dwelt, the gods on earth
\nIn Valinor and all was well
\nAnd in the light of the two trees
\nThe elves dwelt also from across the sea
\nAnd so came a time of celebration
\nAnd a feast was held for all the nation
\nBut Morgoth had now crept from hiding
\nAnd in the shadows his time was biding<\/p>\n

He knew the trees would have no guard
\nSo drew his spear and stabbed it hard
\nTheir light then faded, the world was still
\nWhile Ungoliant drank her fill \u2013
\nThe foul spider in Morgoths train.
\nThe Valar cried out, but it was vain
\nFor by Ungoliants foul breath
\nThe sacred trees did meet their death.<\/p>\n

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