{"id":111400,"date":"2021-08-31T02:22:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T07:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=111400"},"modified":"2021-08-31T02:22:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T07:22:44","slug":"the-great-hall-of-poets-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2021\/08\/31\/111400-the-great-hall-of-poets-95\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Hall of Poets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ArwenReading_revised-e1454044712130.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77430 no-lazyload\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" class=\"intro\">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&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/the-great-hall-of-poets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Hall of Poets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So come and join us by the hearth, and enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you have a Tolkien\/Middle-earth inspired poem you\u2019d like to share, then send it to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:\/\/poetry@theonering.net\">poetry@theonering.net<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;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\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Mirror&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by: Cassie Hughes<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">i) \n\nOh dearest love how can I bear \nthe mirror\u2019s tale to me this night, \na family torn and ripped apart \nas darkness claims and covers light. \nCelebrian! Celebrian!  \nI called but could not keep her safe \nfor claws and fangs bore her away \nto torment she could not escape. \n\nThe mirror fogged then cleared again \nas vengeance showed to me their face, \ntwin perils twisted, hearts enslaved \nby lustful wrath they could not sate. \nCome back to us! Come back to us! \nI shouted but they did not hear \nabove the clash of heavy blades, \nthe screams and sobs of death and fear. \n \nAnother scene unfolded then, \na ranger, tall and dark he stood \nbeside our precious Evenstar, \nand oh! their faces shone with love. \nUndomiel! Undomiel! \nI wept then as she turned away \nto follow where I could not go, \nthat mortal path of slow decay. \n\nIs this my doing and my doom? \nIn reparation for past deeds \nwhen thirst for knowledge ruled my head \nand power cancelled other needs. \nOh Celeborn, my Celeborn \nHave I brought darkness on us all? \nOur daughter held beyond despair. \nHer children lost beyond recall. \n \nii) \n\nYour mirror tells what yet may be \nbut set in stone those tales are not. \nBeloved, things are still in flux \nour family safe, so ease your heart. \nGaladriel! Galadriel! \nRead nothing yet in what you saw. \nThey may be passing shadows just \nlike pipeweed smoke and not endure. \n \nYet if in truth they come to pass, \nour strength combined will see us through. \nAs over ages proud and strong \ntogether we have learned to do. \nDo not despair! Do not despair! \nThough tragedy may take our kin \nlive for today, let go these fears, \nand do not let the darkness win.  \n\niii) \n\nThe silvered surface briefly holds \nAn unseen fleeting image then \na halfling holding out his palm \nupon which lies a glowing ring. \nAsh nazg begiles! Ash nazg deceives! \nWhat comes to pass will surely be \nas told within those crystal depths, \nand writ in legend endlessly. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">~ * ~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cabin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by: Tom Frye<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">When the world troubles me,\nand all good thoughts have fled,\nI venture off to visit,\nthe cabin inside my head.\n\nSeated before a woodstove,\ngazing at radiant coals,\nI sip slowly at my coffee,\nnot worried by endless goals.\n\nHigh up within the mountains,\nnestled beside a brook,\nmy entrance, a round doorway,\nsimilar to that Hobbit book.\n\nSanctuary, peaceful haven,\nsurrounded by fragrant pines,\nwhen I\u2019m in need of solitude,\nit\u2019s stored inside my mind.\n\nI do not travel far,\nto fish, to read, to dream.\nI merely close my eyes,\nconjuring a magical scene.  \n\nSunsets and brilliant sunrises,\nappear beyond green hills,\nmist above blue waters,\nhelps me to gather the Still.\n\nWhen the storm comes calling,\nI quietly slip away,\nto that nearby cabin,\nin a solitary, peaceful bay.\n\n\u00a9 Copyright 2018 by Tom Frye<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">~ * ~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. 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