Disclaimer: I do not own The Lord of the Rings or any of the people and places from it. They are the property of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Notes: This is from Merry's point of view. I think it's based mostly on the book. but yeah, 'I think'. Also the poem is sort of reminiscent of Dr. Seuss' style (I noticed this after I was done) so if anything's humorous, it was unintentional. Anyway that's enough junk, I hope you like my piece. Thanks.
The Lady all in White.
When I first beheld the lady of the land,
Her skirt flying about her hand
I thought 'she is the most beautiful lady ever to be seen'
All of this I truly mean
.
Clad in an elegant dress of white
I could see she did not sleep at night
A constant sense of fear, I saw on her part
For those she kept near her heart
.
As I drew closer to meet her better
I feared that I might need a sweater
Within her eyes, all was cold
I almost thought 'evil has her in hold'
.
But then she spoke so soft and sweet
And warmth returned to my feet
Her voice was smooth I must confess
It seemed to me like a caress
.
I noticed later she watched Strider most
This for sure I do not boast
Still inside she reminded me
Of a flower, wild, but not free
.
Later, when it was time to go to war
I met a rider I had not seen before
He did not appear to be like the rest
Though, to me he seemed the best
.
He said to me 'Dernhelm is my name
Come with me, and evil we will maim'
Atop his horse I did climb
Without a sound, without a rhyme
.
He was small and scrawny unlike Éomer
So I hoped his horse would not rear
For I am small and he was light
Oh how I thought that it might!
.
It took a while to reach Gondor
With much less talk than before
Soon we found the red arrow bearer was slain
So Théoden's message was never gained!
.
To the fields eventually we did come
And so suddenly I felt dumb
Why did I follow the riders there?
Not to die; I said a prayer
.
Then everything happened all so fast
That now it seems so far in the past
The Witch-King swooped down before us
And my lady killed his beast with a great thrust?
.
For yes, indeed I had not known
Although the signs should have shown
For Dernhelm was no man at all
But the lady, which I now recall
.
Oh brave maid of little fright
How brave that day, you did fight
To slay that which no man could
But somehow inside I knew you would
.
Long years have passed since those days
And my time with her seems so far away
But I'll never forget my first sight
Of Éowyn; the Lady all in white
