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Ode to the Ring  

*In the form of a Shakespearian sonnet*

(submitted by Smeagol, formerly known as Gollum)

A dark and dismal cave has been my home

Beneath the Misty Mountains tall and cold

For years I've seen no elf nor man nor gnome

My one companion is a ring of gold.

 

My Precious! O my golden band of grace!

O may you always stay in my small hand!

And shine your light upon my lonesome face,

While I catch fish along these shores of sand.

 

If one day slimy orcs besiege my cave,

Then on my finger I will slip the ring,

Unseen, I'll walk among them and thus save

My shriveled skin from goblins and their sting.

 

When in my clammy cave my life grows drear,

I think of precious and a warmth glows near.

Used with permission by Therese H. None of this poem may be copied without permission.