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Caution for ore
On fabled Mirrowmere where stars appear
that crowned the king for which legends sing,
Whose the tower sat above the endless stair
the mightiest Dwarven kingdom ever sat there.
Where we mined the metal Mithril bright
in splendid seams, our heart's delight;
the metal's true name kept secret and hoarded
only a Dwarf's great fiend is it rewarded.
Yet all that glitter beyond gold
made us be too greedy and bold
and so we lost might Dwarrowdelf
and its boundless precious wealth.
that crowned the king for which legends sing,
Whose the tower sat above the endless stair
the mightiest Dwarven kingdom ever sat there.
Where we mined the metal Mithril bright
in splendid seams, our heart's delight;
the metal's true name kept secret and hoarded
only a Dwarf's great fiend is it rewarded.
Yet all that glitter beyond gold
made us be too greedy and bold
and so we lost might Dwarrowdelf
and its boundless precious wealth.
Published 10th Apr 2021
Author's Note
Entry 10 for NaPoWriMo2021.
Another poem about Khazad-dum; a cautionary tale about pursuing Mithril.
Another poem about Khazad-dum; a cautionary tale about pursuing Mithril.
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10th Apr 2021 7:59pm
You have a knack for painting expansive and epic landscapes. This is excellently written, a pleasure to read.
11th Apr 2021 10:43pm
Most of the words and imagery are based on Tolkien's words or influenced by the movie by Peter Jackson.
Wasn't overly happy with this piece, as it is a theme repeated. However that is to be expected if I go for writing only Lotr based poems for NaPo!
Wasn't overly happy with this piece, as it is a theme repeated. However that is to be expected if I go for writing only Lotr based poems for NaPo!
