The Ballad of Boromir
From Gondor, he came to Rivendell
Seeking a way to win.
He sat in Council with Elrond,
He heard about the Ring.
"Surely we must use this thing
Against the evil Lord!"
They told him "no," he sat back down,
He listened to their words.
But still, he thought perhaps he could
Just use the Ring a bit
To save his land, his father's house;
No harm could come of it.
And when he tried to take the Ring
He found that he was weak:
The Ring was not a simple tool-
Its Master it would seek.
With arrows sprouting from his chest,
He fought for Halflings two
And, as he died, the King knelt by
And told him, "Brave were you."
-Esther Spurrill Jones