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The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
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Posted on 05/05/2004 7:57:51 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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A sudden tree or standing stone
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: RosieCotton
I've started feeling really good while I exercise, but losing my energy shortly afterwards. Then again, I exercise in the evenings, so it's probably to be expected.
I've started sleeping until 8 two days a week, because I can now. It's been wonderful
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:26:44 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: RosieCotton
Don't tell anyone I said this, but I found the book boring... couldn't quite take the stilted prose at the time. Go figure.
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:27:39 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: Corin Stormhands
eesh! I am from a whole 'nuther culture. I also saw The Mommas and the Poppas....
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:28:10 AM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(I am HairOfTheDog and I approved this message.)
To: HairOfTheDog
I also saw The Mommas and the Poppas.... Did they sing Southern Gospel? ;-)
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:30:26 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(To be willing to march into Hell, Boston and Chappauqua for a heavenly cause...)
To: JenB
Yes, it's a good story by itself...but if you've read the book, and then go to see that version expecting to see an adaptation of the book, you will be disappointed.
Likewise a student, attempting to write a book report based on the film, would go astray very quickly (unlike LotR, IMHO).
From personal experience, there is value in seeing accurately-adapted films before reading the books when possible. I owe my preadolescent interest in reading The Hobbit to the execrable cartoon thereof.
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:32:15 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(Almost every crime against humanity I've seen since 1972 has had the word "Muslim" attached to it.)
To: Corin Stormhands
I don't remember.... Was waiting for "Puff the Magic Dragon".... Ooooh wait... that was Peter Paul and Mary.
Nevermind!
2,086
posted on
05/13/2004 9:32:43 AM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(I am HairOfTheDog and I approved this message.)
To: HairOfTheDog
Oh, I know who Peter Paul and Mary are!
Most of these band names don't mean anything to me. But then - I've seen Third Day, Caedmon's Call, Jars of Clay, Michael W. Smith, and Big Tent Revival in concert, and most likely you've never heard of them. Except me mentioning them.
2,087
posted on
05/13/2004 9:36:25 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: ExGeeEye; JenB; ksen; g'nad; SuziQ; RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog
Likewise a student, attempting to write a book report based on the film, would go astray very quickly (unlike LotR, IMHO). One option the wife gave on one of her exams was to describe how Lord of the Rings was like an epic tale (when they were studying Beowulf).
One student actually wrote that "You don't see characters reading books in epic tales and you don't see books in Lord of the Rings."
Wife read me that and I started listing the books we saw in LOTR...
2,088
posted on
05/13/2004 9:41:24 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(To be willing to march into Hell, Boston and Chappauqua for a heavenly cause...)
To: Corin Stormhands
Oh, sheesh. How about Bilbo and Frodo writing a bloody book, fer cryin' out loud?
2,089
posted on
05/13/2004 9:45:34 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: RosieCotton
Oh! Congrats on your great gig....sounds like you had what is it? Craick, craigh? Something like that? It's gaelic for a smooth, inspired session.
One of the ladies at my CHEF meeting the other day ASKED me to play my whistle!! I gave a mini-concert out in the parking lot to 4 ladies who cared enough to stick around after the meeting to hear me!
It's the first time in a long time anyone has actually asked me to play...
2,090
posted on
05/13/2004 9:45:47 AM PDT
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: Corin Stormhands
What kind of list did you come up with? Or is it a list of books with similar themes?
Did you read Crichton's Eaters of the Dead or see the film made from it, The Thirteenth Warrior? The idea was "what if Beowulf was a legend based on real events?" The (film's) title character was a real person.
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:48:32 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(Almost every crime against humanity I've seen since 1972 has had the word "Muslim" attached to it.)
To: 2Jedismom
I think it's craic...but pronounced crack. Means fun, too.
But yeah, it went really well! Now hopefully our luck will continue. Three of us have that commencement gig, ya know...this coming Sunday. In a small group like that, there's little room for mistakes!
Congrats on your own "concert". ;-)
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:48:42 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: JenB
That's what I told the wife. That child did NOT pay attention.
2,093
posted on
05/13/2004 9:49:17 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(To be willing to march into Hell, Boston and Chappauqua for a heavenly cause...)
To: ItsOurTimeNow
LOL.
Naah.
The real pioneering work after DEVO but before Trent goes to Cobalt60, Bad Religion, Gravity Kills, Love/Hate, Brother Cane, Winger, Ministry, and Faith No More.
2,094
posted on
05/13/2004 9:50:22 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Bretheren & Sisteren In Chaos Inc, LLC "We're Plotting About You, All The Time!")
To: ExGeeEye; Ramius; Wneighbor
Did you read Crichton's Eaters of the Dead or see the film made from it, The Thirteenth Warrior?So, what do you think? Does ExGeeEye fit right in here, guys?
Heh...at this point I think we've all seen that movie. Lotta big fans of it here. I'd still like to read the book, though. I'm familiar with the story of Beowulf, but not that interpretation.
2,095
posted on
05/13/2004 9:51:19 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: ExGeeEye
No, we didn't get that far. Wife is not an LOTR fan (I suffer a mixed marriage). My point was that the student had missed so many books in the films, not what the books were.
2,096
posted on
05/13/2004 9:53:03 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(To be willing to march into Hell, Boston and Chappauqua for a heavenly cause...)
To: RosieCotton; g'nad; ksen
I think it's craic...but pronounced crack. yes? you called?
2,097
posted on
05/13/2004 9:54:21 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(To be willing to march into Hell, Boston and Chappauqua for a heavenly cause...)
To: RosieCotton
I like Beowulf. Tolkien wrote one of the premiere Beowulf-study essays. I did a research paper on themes of Beowulf and tied them into LotR ideals for a Western Civilization course once.
2,098
posted on
05/13/2004 9:54:30 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: JenB
I still want to borrow that recording of Beowulf in Old English from the library here. I know I wouldn't be able to understand it...but I'd love to hear how it sounded just the same.
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:57:09 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
Mine?
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posted on
05/13/2004 9:57:26 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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