Fangorn's Poetry Thread

[fangorn]

GOLLUM/SMÉAGOL

We can't go back; we can't go back.
Can we precious?

The lake was smooth, the fish were biting
She shone above, cool water inviting
Something shinny near the bottom
Déagol saw it; it was my birthday

Give it here, my sweet, 'tis mine
It is my birthday and it's so fine
Déagols bloody throat lie open
His life exchanged for golden token

Her eyes can see us, we must hide
Somewhere dark must we abide
Down deep and cool by fish and pool
I miss Déagol; but it was my birthday

Look how it glistens and sparkles and shines
Here in my hand, here and all mine
We sits and we listens to what it tells us
How we are together until we are dust

So many years have come and gone
And precious, we, live on and on
Déagols voice is finally fading
Except at times when heart is aching

For once we lived by lake so smooth
And fished and laughed and sang a tune
Déagol and Sméagol with toes in water
But it was mine; it was my birthday

We can't go back; we can't go back,
Can we my precious?

Fangorn 1/03

*see if you can discover why the opening and closing lines are different