Oldest Talking
Bombadil to Treebeard
quite a merry labored chat
root to spirit, earthborne both
What to say when all remembered
what to sing when all is heard
but earthborne means
the secret real time
slow and measured
calm and true
seasons, weather
golden sunsets
no distractions
politics beyond their ken
their simple ways
the depth of age
their wisdom spears
the lithosphere.