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Kailua Beach
beneath the palms, jade-leaf fingers to wring a sapphire sea
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Ithilien: A Lord of the Rings Poem
All song was gone: the only sound it was capable of, the wailing exclamations of its pain.
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Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth
BY MARTINA JURICKOVA The exhibition represents a compact, yet complex, overview of his private and academic life.
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Sins of the Eldar: An Exploration of Elvish Vices and Virtues
BY KAT CLEMENTS After reading The Silmarillion, I think that Tolkien’s Elves are perhaps the most tragic characters in his books.
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Family Tree
BY TIMOTHY MATHER I am wise counsel, steadfastness, and a challenge to succeed. I am the joy of a child, the wisdom of a garden, and a magical laugh.
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Never Too Young to Start Again: A Lord of the Rings Story
At one time he would not have hesitated, but all that had changed five years ago. Now, Aragorn considered Rivendell closed to him and, although he knew of the lands of Rohan and Gondor, he had not yet ventured so far.
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Keep Moving Forward
Moving forward one more step To where I haven’t gotten yet. Fall down once, get up again; Fall down nine times, get up ten.
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Battle For a Man’s Heart: Chapter 1
“It’s never good policy to shrink away from your kings and queens, my boy,” Lord Highland admonished. “You know better—greet them properly.”
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A Full Moon: A Phantom of the Opera Story
BY STEPHANIE PIRO “I was just a girl and bringing home bread from the baker for my family, when a man stepped onto the path and accosted me.”
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Vision Seeker
BY TIMOTHY MATHER I am a vision seeker. I look with true sight. I am the son of the West wind. I am the rustle of the leaves. I am the great whisper.
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Two Sides of Womanly Beauty: Character Studies of Eowyn and Arwen
BY HANNAH VINCENT Tolkien captures the essence of womanhood within his main female protagonists, Arwen and Eowyn.
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Lost Time: Chapter 11
She hasn’t moved for almost two months. In her situation, I don’t think it’s likely she is capable any movement, let alone singing. I am sorry, Gabriel. I know that you are a believing man, and you believe that God can do miracles.
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Sailing Away
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho Here we go, here we go Sailing away, a sailing away Traveling ere the break of day
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The Sound of the Sea: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY ANNE MARIE GAZZOLO “I think it has to be magic to hear something and not have it there at the same time.”
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The Man Who Painted Leaves: A Review of “Leaf by Niggle”
BY MARIA TERESA CARZON Wizards, hobbits, and evil orcs are what J. R. R. Tolkien is famous for. But, one of his stories is just as captivating without these fantastical characters.
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The Soul is Stronger than Death: A Meditation on Love and Eternity
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI The arts do a much better job of exploring its mysteries. Songs flow forth from the heart.
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Gaia’s Mantle
Radiant blessing as Gaia sheds Her skin and dons Spring’s Celestial mantle of fertility.
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What Eówyn Saw: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY RANGEROFTHENORTH52 “I had no idea that you’d been hurt so badly… Surely you will rest a little before the battle?”
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Dragons, Bears and Birds
The elves had been in that position for the better part of the morning, wallowing in the peaceful calm that they seemed to never be able to find as of late. Nearly every day was consumed with the hunt and destruction of any orc forces they could come across, letting their hatred fuel their need…
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Dragon of the North Part 3: Hope
BY VIOLET JAMES “When Robert sent assassins to kill me and my unborn child, your father defied him to try and save me.”