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'''The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]] said to derive from [[Gondorian]] lore. It was recorded in the [[Red Book]]. | '''The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]] said to derive from [[Gondorian]] lore. It was recorded in the [[Red Book]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> | ||
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He opened an ivory door | He opened an ivory door | ||
With a crystal key, and in secrecy | With a crystal key, and in secrecy | ||
He stole o'er a shadowy floor | He stole o'er a shadowy floor...<ref>{{AB|Down}}</ref> | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon, The]] | [[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon, The]] |
Revision as of 23:54, 8 March 2013
The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon is a Hobbit poem of the Fourth Age said to derive from Gondorian lore. It was recorded in the Red Book.[1]
Excerpt
The Man in the Moon had silver shoon
And his beard was of silver thread;
He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled
With gold about his head.
Clad in silken robe in his great white globe
He opened an ivory door
With a crystal key, and in secrecy
He stole o'er a shadowy floor...[2]