MIRROR ON MIDDLE-EARTH

   
     

Pour the water and breathe upon

A picture of life that’s come and gone

And all the future there is to see

The visions in water are yet to be

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A friends’ dear face, lined with grief

The wilting of a Willow’s leaf

The bright blue eyes of Lordly Elf

And Samwise’ loyal giving self

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These pictures pass before my eyes

The Art of Arda makes me wise

Inside my lingering heart I fear

These images hold life so clear

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The light of Star-kindler from afar

Leads us to crossroads where we are

Challenged by Ring and Spider and Wraith

Swirling sights that challenge my faith

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Pictures of Middle-earth hold sway

Of how I live from day to day

Not even a threat of going blind

Can erase these pictures from my mind

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For here is a world that pierces heart

Surpasses all my visions of art

A texture so rich that I can touch

A picture inside me I love so much

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Don Sullivan aka Fangorn
Vickie Johnson aka Majaheart

     

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