beneath the mountain, far from prying eyes
the narrative stalled out at Balin's tomb
there, Frodo lost the counsel of the wise
when Gandalf held the bridge of Khazad-dûm
no elven lords would prosecute this war
the balance teetered on a Hobbit's worth
to seal what Isildur had failed before
midwives to the Fourth Age of MiddleEarth.
One road spreads ever forth from Bilbo's door
traversing realms from ice to burning sands
adventure starting with a dragon's hoard
took many turns to reach the deathless lands
the hero's exiled, far from board and bed
to earn the praise of bards when he's long dead
the narrative stalled out at Balin's tomb
there, Frodo lost the counsel of the wise
when Gandalf held the bridge of Khazad-dûm
no elven lords would prosecute this war
the balance teetered on a Hobbit's worth
to seal what Isildur had failed before
midwives to the Fourth Age of MiddleEarth.
One road spreads ever forth from Bilbo's door
traversing realms from ice to burning sands
adventure starting with a dragon's hoard
took many turns to reach the deathless lands
the hero's exiled, far from board and bed
to earn the praise of bards when he's long dead
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