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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 Great Hall of Poets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

If you have a Tolkien\/Middle-earth inspired poem you\u2019d like to share, then send it to\u00a0poetry@theonering.net<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0One 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\n\n\n

Long Roads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by: T. Frye<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The long road lies before you,
\na far journey to reach your goal.
\nMiles of endless traveling,
\nbut take comfort, O weary Soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though you may seem from nowhere,
\nWhere you stand and where you\u2019ve been
\nIt\u2019s slow and steady progress,
\nnot a race that you must win.
\nAll short-cuts with little traveling,
\nlead nowhere in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if the road seems long, now.
\nAnd the journey much too tough.
\nRemember, gems and jewels,
\nare cut from rougher stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And though it\u2019s quite a struggle,
\nwith Apathy a constant foe.
\nIt\u2019s the journey on the longer roads,
\nthat helps your soul to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So stay steady on your journey,
\nand surely you\u2019ll succeed,
\nand claim the golden harvest,
\nwhere before were only seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a9
Copyright 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saruman’s fall from grace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by D.McGlinchey<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh Grima, Grima, Grima.
\nWhat am I to do?
\nThose ungrateful Horse Lords won’t submit
\nNow the Ents are rebelling too.
\nThey can’t see I was chosen to rule
\nThey cant see, because their blind!
\nOh Grima, Grima, Grima.
\nWhat am I to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have an army Master.
\nMade worthy for our Mordor Lord
\nWe have broke the back of the Horse Kings force.
\nThey lie scattered at the Issen’s ford
\nDon’t worry Master Saruman.
\nGrima will come through.
\nI’ve planted the seeds in the old Kings brain.
\nNow he’\u013al surely bow to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh Grima, Grima, Grima.
\nIf only that were true.
\nThey let old Gandalf Stormcrow in and he’s tricked both me and you!
\nHis white light’s pushed me from the door.
\nHe’s brought help to the Golden Hall.
\nOh Grima, Grima, Grima.
\nFangorn marches to my wall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the Great Eye tell you Lord?
\nWhat do your Wizard eyes see?
\nDoes it show the defeat of the Horse Lords host?
\nDoes it show who you promised for me?
\nI have done as my Master bade me.
\nI have betrayed both kith and kin.
\nNow the host is banging at the door.
\nShould I go and let them in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh Grima, Grima, Grima!
\nWhat a worthless worm you are.
\nYou’ve failed in your quest to turn the King
\nThere’s enemies both near and far!
\nDemanding the keys to the Orthanc tower
\nIgnoring what the Palantir shows.
\nThe Horse King wants to hang me high
\nOn my gibbet for the sport of crows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calm yourself, my Master
\nThere’s still time for us to away.
\nWe’ll take the secret passages out of here.
\nLong before the light of day.
\nWe’ll start anew now Master
\nWe’ll travel from West to East.
\nWe’ll help the Black Hand conquer all
\nAnd revel in the feast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh Grima, Grima, Grima
Your as blind as that walking tree!
You know not of the Dark Lords plans,
He won’t share his throne with me.
I’ll have my revenge, my Wormtongue.
Reaped with blood and fire.
Gather our things now Grima.
We go to repay the Shire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inner Light<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Freeman Ng<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n