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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.
— Jun 02, 2025 12:17PM
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.
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Random Thought: someone ought to write a poem entitled, “The Purple Ribbon of Leeds.”
— May 21, 2025 09:43AM
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“The song I can sing is as shreds one remembers
Of golden imaginings fashioned in sleep,
A whispered tale told by the withering embers
Of old things far off that but few hearts keep.”
~ from The Bidding of the Minstrel from The Lay of Earendel
— Apr 15, 2025 07:30AM
Of golden imaginings fashioned in sleep,
A whispered tale told by the withering embers
Of old things far off that but few hearts keep.”
~ from The Bidding of the Minstrel from The Lay of Earendel
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Jun 03, 2025 12:14PM
Now I see how the ribbon allowed poems to be dated. But I still think you need an embroidered purple bookmark.
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