There’s a reason I titled this blog Thoughtmoot, and it’s because the Ents in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings are the coolest, most epic fantastical creatures ever imagined.
This set of five haikus is a tribute to their awesomeness.
Awakening
Fangorn lies dormant,
shrouded by dusk. Trees murmur,
lamenting lost love.
Two halflings, blindly
grasping among shadows thick
and gnarled, twisting roots
Inadvertently
steal shepherds from a heavy
and mournful slumber.
Stiff and weary have
branches turned as ages passed.
Once-green beards now gray,
Resigned. Yet ancient
wind stirs rough, knobbled hearts, and
the Ents march to war.
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