{"id":85298,"date":"2013-12-21T01:50:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T06:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=85298"},"modified":"2013-12-21T01:50:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T06:50:04","slug":"the-great-hall-of-poets-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/12\/21\/85298-the-great-hall-of-poets-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Hall of Poets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-85299 no-lazyload\" alt=\"ChristmasBilboReading\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ChristmasBilboReading-300x282.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" \/>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, you can read all of the poems that we received here in our <a title=\"The Great Hall of Poets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/the-great-hall-of-poets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Hall of Poets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So come and join us by the hearth and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have a Tolkien\/Middle-earth inspired poem you\u2019d like to share, then send it to <a title=\"Poetry email\" href=\"mailto:\/\/poetry@theonering.net\" target=\"_blank\">poetry@theonering.net<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<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><!--more--><br \/>\nOur first poem this month comes from The Grey Elf.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNUMrwpvKUA?rel=0\" height=\"399\" width=\"710\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Wind On The Heath<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright 2013 Stephen R. Babb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Twas winter and the winds did blow<br \/>\nupon the haunted heath<br \/>\nFrom pointy peaks of mountains gray<br \/>\nthat reared like jagged teeth<br \/>\nNow the wind hath chased the sun away<br \/>\nEven the moon hath fled<br \/>\nFor moaning \u2018cross the plain so drear<br \/>\nit has left but a place of dread<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In ages past brave warriors strode<br \/>\nwhere only dragons dwelled<br \/>\nThe drakes did rage upon the plain<br \/>\nbut soon their fires were quelled<br \/>\nThough not by swords nor shiny spears<br \/>\nwere the serpents brought to bay<br \/>\n\u2018Twas the winter wind that did them in<br \/>\nas it howled in its mournful way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Years marched by both lonely and long<br \/>\nthe winter wind never waining<br \/>\npresiding like some deathless lord<br \/>\nor tyrant king a\u2019reigning<br \/>\nFell wraiths came to try their lot<br \/>\nupon the barren reaches<br \/>\nYet even they could not withstand<br \/>\nthe winter wind that screeches<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No summer came to warm that land<br \/>\nwhere never a beast dare dwell<br \/>\nEven the wolves did flee at last<br \/>\nfrom that sound both fiendish and fell<br \/>\nSo the winter wind now howls alone<br \/>\nfor even the shadows take flight<br \/>\nas fast fleeing deer when the wolf hunts near<br \/>\non a moonless and wintry night<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">So small a thing<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Cassie T.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Such a small thing, a ring<br \/>\nA thing that could so easily be lost<br \/>\nThen found by one who would not know its worth.<br \/>\nA bauble, to be fondled and admired<br \/>\nThen polished up and placed upon a shelf.<br \/>\nA small thing, a ring<br \/>\nA thing that may be overlooked with time.<br \/>\nForgotten, hidden in the dust<br \/>\nTo never rest around a finger worn<br \/>\nWith good intent but darkened heart.<br \/>\nA little thing, this ring<br \/>\nThat calls out to the very soul<br \/>\nOf any weak enough to bend their will<br \/>\nAnd bring it to the one who formed its shape<br \/>\nAnd damn all those who stand against its pull.<br \/>\nSo small a thing, one ring<br \/>\nTo break and bind and rule over them all<br \/>\nWhen darkness overcomes and light has failed<br \/>\nAnd man has given up his will to fight<br \/>\nIts golden glory, blinding heart and mind<br \/>\nSuch a small thing, a ring<br \/>\nA thing that could so easily be lost<br \/>\nThen found by one who does not know its worth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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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