The crownless again shall be king

Written by Ramesh, 15 Oct 05.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken:
The crownless again shall be king.
J R R Tolkien, in “The Fellowship of the Ring”

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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Couldn’t resist this one…
One of the best poems that i’ve read in a while

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