{"id":104709,"date":"2018-02-28T06:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T11:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=104709"},"modified":"2018-02-28T06:42:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T11:42:03","slug":"the-great-hall-of-poets-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2018\/02\/28\/104709-the-great-hall-of-poets-54\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Hall of Poets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>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

<\/p>\n

Olorin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by:\u00a0 Bryan B.<\/em><\/p>\n

Does he still walk with humble grace
\nAmong the blessed immortal race?
\nOr could it be that, after rest,
\nHe went upon a task unguessed
\nTo once more come to mortal lands
\nTo strengthen hearts with healing hands?
\nPerhaps he saw the wasted world
\nDarkened, doomed, to chaos hurled;
\nSaw blind arrogance ruling king
\nAnd the fading of all living things.<\/p>\n

Perhaps he walks unknown to men
\nIn different form than he wore then,
\nTo prompt away from black despair,
\nAnd spread the word of peace and care
\nAnd teach the speech of old anew
\nWhen hearts were dear and tongues were true.
\nWho would not choose to aid his cause
\nTo once more live the ancient laws,
\nTo help the folks who waste away,
\nAnd bring back beauty to their days?<\/p>\n

~~ * ~~<\/p>\n

The Guardians<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by: David McG.<\/em><\/p>\n

We watch and we wait.
\nNot for us the strife and woes of Elves, Dwarves and Men.
\nUnreachable on our hallowed pillar of granite .
\nWe watch
\nWe wait.<\/p>\n

We listen and we report.
\nNot for us the battles and wars of Wizards, Orcs and Kings.
\nUnfettered by earth bound shackles.
\nWe listen.
\nWe report.<\/p>\n

We obey and we act
\nNot for us to decree to the lower realms how to find true balance.
\nUnbeatable and unassailable to all.
\nWe obey
\nWe act.<\/p>\n

We fly and we soar.
\nNot for us the restraints and confines of armies and borders.
\nThe sky is open and covers all lands.
\nWe fly.
\nWe soar.<\/p>\n

We see and we hear
\nNot for us the missed shadow in the night or slip of the tongue.
\nAware to all that moves.
\nWe see
\nWe hear.<\/p>\n

We watch and we wait.
\nNot for us the uncertainty of mortality and righteousness of being.
\nM\u00e0nwe gives order and truth to our cause.
\nWe watch.
\nWe wait.<\/p>\n

~~ * ~~<\/p>\n

By Many Names He Was Known<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by: Shirebound<\/em><\/p>\n

A boy did live as fair Estel
\nAn honored son of Rivendell
\nThrough battles fought and wisdom earned
\nThe soldier named Thorongil learned<\/p>\n

In Shire safe, they never knew
\nBeyond their land a Darkness grew
\nSo Strider’s men with no reward
\nGuarded them with strength and sword<\/p>\n

A secret hope, a hidden king
\nWho turned aside from throne and Ring
\nThe D\u00fanadan in humble dress
\nThe living light of Westernesse<\/p>\n

In homage rise the Dead as one
\nTo Aragorn alone they come
\nThe Seeing Stone now his to own
\nA healer’s touch, the king is known<\/p>\n

Now Shadow fled, a secret bare
\nElfstone, they cry, Isildur’s Heir!
\nAnd so they come from near and far
\nTo honor good King Elessar<\/p>\n

A secret hope, a hidden king
\nWho turned aside from throne and Ring
\nThe D\u00fanadan in humble dress
\nThe living light of Westernesse<\/p>\n

~~ * ~~<\/p>\n

I Will Not Wait: Eowyn at Dunharrow<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by:\u00a0Laurelindorenan<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you think when you went
\nThey would wrap me in linens
\nAnd bury the shieldmaiden
\nConquered by grief?
\nDid you think your refusal
\nWould still me with sorrow
\nMy tears yet unfallen,
\nMy sword yet in sheath?
\nI am wild, yes, with sorrow
\nI am fierce, yes, with grief
\nI am angry and aching
\nAnd burn for relief
\nBut it’s longing that drives me
\nAnd courage that burns
\nNot my heart nor my corpse
\nWill await your return.<\/p>\n

~~ * ~~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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