Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings.

[Mindful]

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.

Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.

Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We'll wander back to home and bed.

Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings.

 

[Moonglow]

 

[Moonglow]

 

[Moonglow]

 

[Moonglow]

 

[Auld Phart]

(Where is the groan button)

 

[Mindful]

(Where is the groan button)

He meant to be deep and meaningful.

 

[Moonglow]

(Where is the groan button)

He meant to be deep and meaningful.

He was, seriously telling a tale....

 

[Moonglow]

(Where is the groan button)

It was rather, despotic..

 

[Moonglow]

Just when Bilbo Baggins had his moment of fear, his pipe helped him regain courage..

 

[Mindful]

Just when Bilbo Baggins had his moment of fear, his pipe helped him regain courage..

When was that then?

 

[Moonglow]

Just when Bilbo Baggins had his moment of fear, his pipe helped him regain courage..

When was that then?

Never, but I never carried around the 1000 page book in junior high to impress folks, and look like a dork...

 

[Mindful]

Just when Bilbo Baggins had his moment of fear, his pipe helped him regain courage..

When was that then?

Never, but I never carried around the 1000 page book in junior high to impress folks, and look like a dork...

After reading that book, nothing else will compare. I'm getting ready for a re-read.

Silly me, thinking I might find someone on this site with a similar appreciation for Tolkien's enchanting prose.

 

[OldLady]

Just when Bilbo Baggins had his moment of fear, his pipe helped him regain courage..

When was that then?

Never, but I never carried around the 1000 page book in junior high to impress folks, and look like a dork...

After reading that book, nothing else will compare. I'm getting ready for a re-read.

Silly me, thinking I might find someone on this site with a similar appreciation for Tolkien's enchanting prose.

I've read it at least five times. Tolkein is able to weave a tale that's exciting, imaginative and works in all the good parts and bad parts of being human. I absolutely adored it and would willingly read it more five more times, except I lent out all but Return of the King to friends and never got them back.

 

[Mindful]

I'm about ready for a re-read. But the three in one stories book I read was borrowed, and I need to get hold of another one.