Dave's Daily Dose

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.        Still round the corner there may wait
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,        A new road or a secret gate,
Let them pass! Let them pass!        And though we pass them by today
Hill and water under sky,                Tomorrow we may come this way
Pass them by! Pass them by!                And take the hidden paths that run
                                        Towards the Moon or to the Sun,
Home is behind, the world ahead,         Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
And there are many paths to tread         Let them go! Let them go!
Through shadows to the edge of night,         Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Until the stars are all alight.                 Fare you well! Fare you well!
Then world behind and home ahead,
We'll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!
                -- J. R. R. Tolkien