And another thing...

[glenatron]

Another thing that is fantastic about Lord Of The Rings is it's portrayal of a world of magic and mystery where the correct response to more or less any event is an impromptu poetry slam. You arrive somewhere new? Poetry slam. You leave somewhere you've been before? Poetry slam. One of your friends dies? Poetry slam.

Gimli:	What's for tea?
Legolas:	In elder days when the world was young When elven lords were wise and strong Before they departed to the sundering west, It's omlette that they liked best.
Aragorn:	Between pale towers of Earendil's halls, In the glory days before Isildur's fall There was no hero so bold or so rash That they did not prefer to have bangers and mash

Seriously, I think many problems with the world today could be solved by judicious application of verse and meter.

Comments

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Suddenly I see the flaw in my entire plan
It seemed quite good, you understand
Until I realised some poets' work is largely amounting
To geological ponderings on the bigness of mountains

[shiva-matimbres.livejournal.com]

not just mountains...

I do not think
I will ever see
A haggis
As round as thee
Your tasty,
tasty insides
Please my taste buds. And my eyes
Are pleased to look
Upon you
As you start to cook

You three legs move
Around, around
And make a dent
Upon the ground
Many people
Do you flummox
With your skin
Of grey sheep’s stomach

etc