Title: Loyalty
Author: Calenlass Greenleaf
Disclaimer: The Lord of the Rings belongs to Tolkien.
Spoilers: Spoilers for both the books and movies.
Rating: G or K
Pairings: None.
Summary: Written for the OAA prompt "Loyalty." Poem about what formed the foundation of the Fellowship. No specific characters.
Loyalty
Loyalty cannot be bought,
Stolen,
Or asked for.
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It does not come as a gift;
A price must be paid,
Or earned.
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Loyalty is not easy to come by.
Many false friends exist,
Various backstabbers lurk,
Promises will be broken,
Oaths are forgotten,
And betrayals are eminent.
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If the bond is true,
Faithful,
And withholding,
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The great deed will be done.
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The Fellowship was such.
A group of nine,
So different,
Yet so alike.
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For the fate of Middle-Earth was in their hands,
The hands of four halflings,
Two Men,
One Elf,
One Dwarf,
And one Wizard.
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They have been bound together,
Called,
And chosen for this one purpose.
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In the face of temptation,
Fear,
Hostility,
That sense of duty endured,
Even to the death of two.
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Their sense of loyalty carried them far,
Until the Ring was destroyed,
The peace restored,
And one was crowned king.
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Not only duty, though.
It was something more,
Something far greater than obligation.
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It was loyalty,
Loyalty that would last forever.
The End
