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The Grey Elf
Grey Havens

Apr 13 2014, 12:41pm

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Put your sharpened swords back in their long sheath, [In reply to]	Can't Post

your flash bombs exploding bright from beneath;
Nay, not a launched arrow, fools,
Can make great Smaug clutch his jewels
Like the awful sight of Alfrid's huge teeth!

Wink

You are what you read.

Werde Spinner
Rohan

Apr 14 2014, 11:28pm

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Where's that favorite button? [In reply to]	Can't Post

Best one here, hands down. Laugh

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A hobbit once met Smaug the Magnificent.

In awe, the Hobbit felt frightened and diffident.
Then Smaug said a word,
And when the Hobbit heard,
He frowned and shouted: "Sherlock??? You look different!"

"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Ruxendil_Thoorg
Tol Eressea

Apr 15 2014, 1:35am

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Thanks so much Werde! // [In reply to]	Can't Post

Things overheard during games of chess in Middle-earth:

Galadriel (any and every time she advances her pawn to the last row): "In its place you would have a QUEEN!!!!" (thunder booms)

http://newboards.theonering.net/...forum_view_expanded;

The Grey Elf
Grey Havens

Apr 15 2014, 3:10pm

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Once upon a time, a dwarf mother's rune [In reply to]	Can't Post

And lush lyres playing starry elf tunes
Caused a princeling quite bold
To love an elf maid of old
Under an enchanting blood-red fire moon.

Sorry for the sappy verse. The heavens made me do it! Wink

You are what you read.

Ruxendil_Thoorg
Tol Eressea

Apr 15 2014, 10:13pm

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I just want to express my appreciation [In reply to]	Can't Post

for how you manage to elevate the limerick form into something artistic and sincerely poetic. This applies generally to your limerick posts, not just the one this is a reply to. Applause! -RT

The Grey Elf
Grey Havens

Apr 15 2014, 10:46pm

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Haha! [In reply to]	Can't Post

What a lovely thing to say, Rux. Thank you! Blush

Though just once I wish I could produce a limerick witty enough to make someone laugh out loud, like you. (*offers unofficial badge for Mutual Admiration Society*) I'm so glad you and our other poets shared your talents in this thread.

Smile

You are what you read.

(This post was edited by The Grey Elf on Apr 15 2014, 10:49pm)

Ruxendil_Thoorg
Tol Eressea

Apr 16 2014, 12:00am

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:-) [In reply to]	Can't Post

*accepts badge with a bow* Thank you, how nice! *checks it out in mirror* Plus, thanks for hosting a fun thread!
And you're very welcome, well deserved. Smile

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