Like
a shadow
In
the night,
Through
the mountains
Towards
the hold,
Shouts
of men and dwarves alike,
Terror,
fire, blood, and fright.
The
town, it fell
In
flames and wails,
The
river red and thick and warm.
The
screams, they rang
All
day and night
Till
Durin’s Door I reached at last.
They
stood and fought,
The
pitiful folk.
Like
leaves I swept them to and fro.
A
shadow of fear,
Of
terror and power.
Slashing
claws and searing fire.
The
hold, it fell
To
my great might.
Those
foolish dwarves all ran in fright.
The
caverns deep and vast and great.
The
gold, the gold!
Oh,
what a sight!
A
home, a bed, the perfect prize!
And
so I slept both day and night
While
all the world looked on in fright.
A
strange new scent.
I
awoke with a start.
Who
dare disturb my sacred rest!
“Well
thief!
I
smell you and I feel your air.
I
hear your breath.
Come
along!
Help
yourself again,
There
is plenty and to spare!"
The
lying rascal,
A
flatterer for sure,
Yet
a thief he was and a thief, no more.
“Clue-finder,
Web-cutter,
The
stinging fly,
Ringwinner,
Luckwearer."
I
scoffed and laughed.
The
little fool.
He’ll
die, he’ll die
Like
all the rest!
But
no!
He’s
gone, he’s gone!
The
sneaky, lying little beast!
Friend
of dwarves of Kings deceased.
I’ll
show him. I’ll show them all.
No
more thieves will come to call.
Like
a shadow
In
the night,
Through
the mountains
Towards
the town.
The
screams the cries,
Oh
what delight!
Fear
me! Fear the night!
But,
wait! What’s that?
A
man alone.
A
bow he draws with arrow black.
“The
fool,” I laugh.
“My
armor is strong.
No
craft of man can
Pierce
me through.”
Low
I dive.
He’ll
die, the dolt.
My
teeth and claws shall tear him through.
Pain!
The Pain!
Like
fire it burns!
Straight
through the heart,
It
burns, it burns!
A
shriek so great
Rang
through the night.
It
deafened man,
Felled
trees, split stone .
I
fell and fell,
Crashed
to the ground.
The
pain, the pain! Oh, curse the man!
A
gushing whirl,
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Works
Cited
Tolkien,
J.R.R. The
Hobbit.
New York: The Random House Publishing Group, 1982. Print.
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