The Lord of the rings

How did we travel so far, bare-footed

And able to dodge snares put in our way?

In a world of evil

You look for anywhere there’s goodness

If perchance it shows

The reader follows

Wherever the protagonist goes

That’s I, Frodo, clad with cloak

Puffing out my chest and acting bold

On a quest I had to go

From my happy home

Up to high hills

Then through valleys - low

To hide, we nestled in cracks

And massive holes, of chasms

In the deadly throes

Where souls and phantoms

Roam at random

We hid to be protected 

From the black, scattering smoke

Of the reptilian baddies

Foes - the dragons

Who gladly blow torrents of fire

Gathering trolls

Commence war on The Shire

Gandalf the Grey

With magic, gropes 

And grabs the wand, or the staff

On our behalf

He defends us

Against the approaching monster

Who comes after us with rabid rage

Below us is the abyss, ablaze

It’s crucial that we ought 

Not to falter at this stage

“You shall not pass!” he says

But alas, he’s slayed

And the fact it’s fate

That he had to suffer the fall

He falls, and we gasp

But we keep on with the task

We continue roaming, yonder

While our enemies come close

They’re honing on us

The Fellowship

Of each other we’re growing fonder

Forming the closest bonds

To remain unbroken

The drama

Constantly unfolding, onwards

Sometimes

When I happen to be alone, I wonder

With a tone that’s sombre

Will this ring be the death of me?

Is all this suffering to be my destiny?

The sword, from Aragon, is cutting deep

He’s saying, “Run!” but I’m sorely struggling

To outpace the hooves of horses, strongly rushing

Advancing, causing nothing but horror, fear

Boromir! Sorrow, sheer tragedy

The path to Gondor’s near

But I’m finding it hard to follow

Need to form a clear strategy

The darkest things are coming 

Here, after me

To try to catch the ring

I have to bring, this saga to an end

Thank you, Sam, for being my friend

Together we’ve been on this path

I just hope we won’t ever have

To go through this sadness and tears, again

The end