September 22 is a very important day …

It’s the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.

Party!

Upon the hearth the fire is red
Beneath the roof there is a bed
But not yet weary are our feet
Still around 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
Well 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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1 Response to September 22 is a very important day …

  1. Helen says:

    this sheds a little happiness on the departure of summer and the arrival of fall :)………. Actually I love autumn, it’s just that I am not fond of the season closing in behind …

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