Title: You told me once this day would come and other miscellaneous junk

By: Captain RogueCajun the pirate

Summary: A collection of LOTR poems and drabbles.

Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings.

Rating: PG

Author's note: I wanted to put all of my newer Lord of the Rings poems in the same place. Mind you, this is only the first one that I've gotten to a place where I'm happy with it. I might add some drabbles later on, you never know.

Oh, a note about this poem, some of it rhymes while other parts do not.

Poem One: You told me once this day would come

Poem summary: A Two Towers movie inspired poem about Faith, Love, and Arwen. Though in Aragorn's mind they're synonymous. Spans all three movies. Aragorn's POV.

I'm apologizing for the format. It was not cooperating with me today. How very unChristmas-y of it.

You told me once this day would come

But I was afraid to believe

That I would have the courage and strength

To lead this quest to destroy the ring

But you know me better than anyone else

And saw what I could not, you had faith even when others did not

And to me that meant a lot

You told me once the day would come

When I would have to choose

To complete my mission or rescue my friends

Where either way I lose

I wish I knew which path to choose

Which path was the more right

To follow Frodo into the depths of darkness

Or save Pippin and Merry from their plight

And although I could not truly be sure

If my choice was right

You told me never to regret that choice

And your faith shone like a light

You told me once this day would come

And I would ride to war

With one whose mind had been overthrown and his kingdom nearly destroyed

And although I doubted the outcome

Your faith in me outshone my own

You told me once this day would come

When my friends and I would stand and face the coming storm

When Men & Elves would fight together again

Together until the bitter end

And though I faltered, you did not

Your faith was never shaken

You believed when I could not

You told me once the day would come

When the need would be most dire

For me to pick up the mantle of my fallen sire

To put aside the Ranger and lead the life my forefathers lead

And travel the dark and dangerous paths of the dead

You told me once a day would come

When men would make their final stand

Against the walls of Minas Tirith

Where I was not sure there would come a dawn on the world of men

But you believed and that faith in me gave me the strength to face the fast approaching darkness

You told me once the day would come

Where there would be no need to go to war

Where I would be King, the people free, and we'd be together once more

And though I wanted to believe, I just could not see it

There had been too much darkness

Too much sadness

For that sort of flame to ever be seen in the black depths of despair and night

But because of it your faith shone out all the clearer

Your never wavering trust

And though sometimes I still find it hard to believe

I'll place my trust in us

For through it all you've always believed, you've never had a doubt

You always knew that somehow the Valar would work it everything out

Arwen Undomiel, the Evenstar

The light who does not wax nor wane

Whose faith and love protected me from all worldly pain

I'm still not sure what you see in me

But surely you must see what other can not

No one has ever had that sort of faith in me

My love, it means a lot

You told me once this day would come

Reviews are much appreciated.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it!