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Thus endeth volume 2. On to volume 3!

Old Grabbler is one of the most poignant of Tolkien’s poems that I’ve read so far.

Thus ends volume 1. On to volume 2!

The Pool of Forgetfulness is a good autumnal poem. I also liked better the version of Tinfang Warble that returns in the poem Over Old Hills and Far Away.

In honor of that ubiquitous purple typewriter ribbon:

The purple ribbon of Leeds,
The clue the researcher needs,
To date Tolkien’s verse,
Riddled with faint writing or worse,
Thus the ordering of poems succeeds.

Random Thought: someone ought to write a poem entitled, “The Purple Ribbon of Leeds.”