The Quest To Erebor

They were a battle-hardened Race Due to the ire of a dragon they were displaced With a boom thunderous and loud At the Gate, it knocked while they stood proud The Dragon took their home away Many a Dwarf we lost on that day As he looked to the ridge for a sign of hope The Elves turned their backs and were no help For many years his thoughts did dwell On that day when his kingdom fell He labored smithing in the city of men To provide a life for his Durin Kin Years would pass and there he'd be He would meet Gandalf in the town of Bree A map and key only known to him The great Istari deemed a quest to begin thirteen dwarves assembled to go In the home of a Hobbit named Bilbo Off to the east, it was their plan over the wilds, their journey would span Given to Him by Gandalf the Grey this Map they learned spoke of Durins Day The key presented had a use as well A door it would open and then there'd be hell The long awaited day would come Return he would to the place he was from Crossing the Mountains they were captured by a foe Trapped they were with nowhere to go In the nick of time Gandalf did appear If he had not arrived there fate would have been severe Down the Mountain, they all fled Pursued Now by the Orc of dread Cornered they were in the trees they fled As Thorin's fury grew be began to see red He rose on the trunk with no word said His only thought he wanted Azog dead With fierce determination, he ran headlong for his vengeance, he could not prolong Before he could strike Azog got the jump Down to the ground, Thorin fell with a thump Almost lost him was our fear But under his breath a spell we could hear Gandalf returned our King to me And then on the horizon our home we did see