{"id":98820,"date":"2015-07-27T21:47:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T02:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=98820"},"modified":"2015-07-27T21:47:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T02:47:14","slug":"the-great-hall-of-poets-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/07\/27\/98820-the-great-hall-of-poets-24\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Hall of Poets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AragornReading_Rev\"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!<\/p>\n

If you have a Tolkien\/Middle-earth inspired poem you\u2019d like to share, then send it to\u00a0poetry@theonering.net<\/a><\/em>
\nOne 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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MEMORIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

I sit before the keyboard
\nand ponder long-gone youth,
\nWhen clouds were shaped like Oliphaunts
\nor even Wargs forsooth.
\nWith innocence we\u2019d whirl \u2018til tipsy
\nand dance our Springle-ring,
\nOr jostle and joust atop Erebor
\nto be the Mountain\u2019s King.<\/p>\n

Upon our Egladil we\u2019d rest
\nand heed the songbird\u2019s trill:
\nHere Angle\u2019s End waved meadow-grass
\nand pale-green Niphredil.
\nThen: \u201cTag! You\u2019re it!\u201d was a delight,
\nbut moreso Hide-n-Seek:
\nWe\u2019d duck behind a Mallorn Tree
\nor crouch in Cavern Deep.<\/p>\n

As I sit before the keyboard
\nI relive my Bagshot Row:
\nWe\u2019d climb up Old Man Willow
\nand watch the Big Folk down below.
\nFrom the branches of our Ent-house
\nwe held Councils of the Wise,
\nWhile the Master of the Hall held forth
\nGreat Music we\u2019d devise.<\/p>\n

Alone we\u2019d play \u2018til dusk each day,
\nour Gammers had no Dragon-fear:
\nThen Varda\u2019s Lights would shimmer bright
\nwhile E\u00e4rendil above shone clear.
\nAt twilight blossomed fireflies,
\nthey\u2019d flitter to-and-fro;
\nBewitched with Crystal Phial-full
\nwe\u2019d watch the Elven-glow.<\/p>\n

We thought those Free Fair days would last,
\nforesaw no Gift of Men.
\nYet fate on life\u2019s Great Journey
\ntakes trails we cannot ken:
\nAnd our Wandering Days of growth
\nbring new friends of great worth,
\nAs those Hidden Paths have brought us
\nFellowship in Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

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