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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:58 pm
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Cat
disclaimer!!! this wonderful work belongs to J. R. R. Tolkien, and was copied from the book "The adventures of Tom Bombadil" pg. 108; intended only for cultural promotion, in no way belongs to dracolish and in no way this tries to break copyrights
The fat cat on the mat may seem to dream of nice mice that suffice for him, or cream; but he free, maybe, walks in thought unbowed, proud, where loud roared and fought his kin, lean and slim, or deep in den in the East feasted on beasts and tender man.
The giant lion with iron claw in paw, and huge ruthless tooth in gory jaw; the pard dark-starred, fleet upon feet, that oft soft from aloft leaps on his meat where woods loom in gloom -far now they be, fierce and free, and tamed is he; but fat cat on the mat kept as a pet, he does not forget.
discuss!!!
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:20 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:11 pm
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Puddum Does this poem "take place" in Middle Earth? Because I'm curious about the line "in the East feasted on beasts;" does it refer to real lions in the East or does it reveal where Middle Earth's lions lived? Because I was wondering about the geographies of the rest of Middle Earth just yesterday! We know that most of Tolkien's world is a temperate region (the Shire, Rivendell, Rohan, Gondor) and that in the South, Harad is a hot area much like Africa, but it makes me curious about the East. Are there any jungles in the world? Could the East be the more tropical, lush region? Anyway, none of this speculation matters if the poem takes place in our real world. xP
I'm so sorry, this poem seems to take place in our world, lets not forget Tolkien did not only create middle earth... but i ss'pose your speculation is right, if the oliphants exist, there must be lions and tigers, right?
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:12 am
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:38 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:54 pm
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