This is my first crack at poetry and I thought, "what the hell I'll just base it on the hobbit" (one of my favourite things ever). If its really bad please just shake your head and say "no. stop this madness" because I love honesty. I'm writing them from the point of views of the characters, and will start with Bard (After the Battle of the Five armies) but if they are good and you guys like them, PM me or make suggestions in the reviews.
I do not own the hobbit, even though I wish that I did.
Bard
He lies in front of me, eyes clouded and hazed,
This lord of silver fountains that waged war,
And even in death his expression seems dazed,
As if watching the eagles, that above him soar.
But it is clear that life has left him, his skin ashen grey,
Royal locks of raven hair now a tangled mess,
And in the tales and songs they will portray,
Him as a Royal Dwarf who lacked finesse.
If only he had seen past his greed,
And given the men what they were owed,
Then we wouldn't have been forced to plead,
For our lives as the cold winter snowed.
I took his company and fed them well,
The lies I was told about his journey believed,
And when the fledgling of his kin, ill-fell,
The arrow wound I tried my best to relieve.
The younger Durin, kind but flirtatious,
Was one that I was pleased to know,
A headstrong boy, yes, but the lad was gracious,
And on my heart he managed to grow.
The golden brother too, who stayed behind,
Loyal to his blood he would stand,
And when in sickness and fever his 'Nadaith' was blind,
He comforted him hand-in-hand.
Their uncle left them there as the prophecy fell true,
The ground shaking, falling from under our feet,
Fiery breath, the dragon Smaug blew,
With a fierce roar that held terrible heat,
But I can't deny that he cared for those boys,
They were his blood, and he did what he thought was best,
But the dwarves minds, the gold in the mountain destroys,
And now the line of Durin has been laid to rest.
The grief his companions must feel, I can't even begin,
And the war I wished had not taken their lives,
Side by side, those two brothers should have been,
Standing after the war, they deserved to survive.
Cheers Guys! Thanks for reading! And remember to be honest with me!
