Book 1, Chapter 11:
Bolsters slashed! the new, uneasy morning showed,
For the Riders had come that night and sought for Hobbits.
Strider led them out through terrible Midgewater, towards Weathertop,
A great place of ancient strength, where Gandalf might have come!
They found a need to hide on the road there,
For it was a watchtower, and much could be seen from its height.
When finally they reached it, they saw Gandalf's initial—
He had come there before them, and left his mark.
But then, at night, came up a shadow of fear, felt by all.
Sam would not move—for what he felt,
Pippin—for what he saw, Strider—for what he knew,
And Frodo sat by the fire. They listened to tales, and gathered by light,
Hoping that Fire might, might just protect them.
But the shadows rose up out over the crest of the hill,
And Frodo put on the Ring to escape.
Instead, the shadows saw him clearly and pierced his shoulder.
On the ground, wounded he lay,
Hopeless in his despair.
Drifting in darkness away,
The ring he ceased to wear.
Book 1, Chapter 12:
For Frodo's wound, little was to be done.
A weapon of the enemy would bend him to Their will.
Strider gave him Athelas, a healing plant, but little could be done.
They rode away quickly in hopes of seeking Rivendell,
And first they came to a river, where a jeweled token had fallen.
Strider took it and rode on, for soon they would come to the Fords.
Then they came upon a lair of Trolls, and great was their fear.
Little could be done if indeed Trolls roamed.
Exploration ahead revealed live trolls sitting in the sunlight!
Strider approached them and broke a stick on their backs
"They're stone! Trolls cannot live in the sunlight!"
The company laughed, for this they had forgotten.
Soon, Frodo's pain redoubled, and a horse was heard behind.
But it was Glorfindel, an Elf, who approached.
But the River was held against them! Riders in ambush!
A mad chase of Elf-horse and Black Rider ensued—
Frodo rode across,
And the River behind flooded!
The Black Riders drowned in chaos,
And Frodo's horse onward thudded.