sweetmaggie - Per aspera ad astra
Per aspera ad astra

"Interesting things did seem to happen, but always to somebody else". She/Her | Christian | Bookworm. LotR lover, currently in my Star Wars era 🪐

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Ok, So...

Ok, so...

If someone asked me which of the songs in LotR was my favourite, I wouldn't know what to answer. All the poems are amazing, Tolkien was a genius, yeah, yeah, we all know that. But... I think it's worth saying something more about it, so here goes:

My musings: poetry in LotR

Part 1: The Road Goes Ever On

Okay, I have to start of one thing. This poem is unique in that it has as many as three versions. The first is Bilbo's version. The second is spoken by Frodo on the road to Crickhollow, with only one significant change: in the line "pursuing it with eager feet", instead of the word "eager" we have "weary". A seemingly insignificant detail, but....

The third version is my favourite. Again, it is Bilbo who utters these words, but this time they are significantly altered. Bilbo himself has also changed; he is now old and tired. This third version is a subtle hint to the reader of further events; it shows the changes that take place in us, whether we want them to or not.

What is the title path? Tolkien makes us reflect in these few lines; for perhaps there is about to be a turn in our path....

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