I've got the Middle Earth Blues
The imaginary world is threatened by forces of night
It will take the strength of brave men, wizards, hobbits elves and men to set things right
Life rumbles on in the lands of the Shire
as hobbits rest their bones beside the fire
Dragons stull terrify men
Doesn't seem the troubles will ever end
I've got the Middle Earth blues
Will light come forth from a darkening sky?
One sees the depredations of Sauron and can only ask why
The king of men must assume the throne
Face fire with love
of his own
We can see that the Shadow has great power
and soon will come the momentous hour
Where evil will fall into a pit
Where elves, hobbits, dwarves and men '
Can rejoice in getting rid of it
My Middle Earth blues are fading away
I'll visit that land again one of these days
Lead poppin
Heart stoppin
No option
Either way by the time they're 18 they'll have no oxygen
No sympathy don't box slaughtered children
How can see a child murdered and no chills send
They're reckless approach is militant
Layin bombs settin off missiles
Just shootin no attempt to hit foes
Just infantry shock troops
Kids from 5-17 looked at as men not youth
Pop at other kids some never reach their teens
Stationed at sentries
Stripped from families no identity
Happens in hundreds of nations
Fight wars and your family might be free of their depredations
Sunrise to sundown
General scandalous won't notify his mother when her son down
So when will we open our eyes and realize this happens now
Maybe it spreads to America and your son pops the first round
Chalk talks and board meetings,
round the clock work never done.
That 9 to 5 waltz by the numbers
just like a barrel of a loaded gun.
A quarter glass of milk on the run.
Trips to Las Vegas meant everything
and nothing at the same exact time.
Who was she to rule the world ornately?
was the loneliness worth every dime?
A half cup of tea--a third of a lime.
That new briefcase holds her trickery,
the device which hefts people's souls.
What souls? the ones without aspirations
and moral depredations, she controls.
A three quarter bagel as she strolls.
The day ends as they would exclaim,
"Always be closing!" never once discrete.
Everything in order except her thoughts,
business first like unmovable concrete.
A full days work placed at her feet,
the only part of her life--compl...
Elrond lives there
His memory
goes bak for eons
His daughter"Arwen Evenstar"
resides in Rivendell
She is as beautiful as the evening stars
Soon the elvish folk
must leave Middle - Earth
for the gray havens
But first they must
must face the depredations of Sauron
A
company
was
formed
there
Nine walkers representing
Elves, dwarves, men and halflings
were sent out
in juxtaposistion to
the Nine Riders - Sauron's malevolent wraiths
Driven to madness by
the Rings of Power
Sauron desires it
with a fierce love
The homes of the
Elves, Men, Dwarves and
Hobbits
are in peril
Resting and refreshing themselves
at the Last Homely House in Rivendell
The company girds
itself for a long, wearisome
journey
through fire - and great danger
Sitting by the music
machine
I dreamt that yesterday
became tomorrow
When the depredations
of Sauron
are finally over
and peace is something
which rolls in of the
next train
Then perhaps we
can frolic again in
the sun
A daydream perhaps
Yet I'm not sure
the fantasy is over
I think that the
dawn is waiting for us
Just around the corner......
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