Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
"Don’ttry!"saidtheoldhobbit,turningroundandslappinghimontheback."Ow!"hecried."Youaretoohardnowtoslap!Butthereyouare:Hobbitsmuststicktogether,andespeciallyBagginses.AllIaskinreturnis:takeasmuchcareofyourselfasyoucan.andbringbackallthenewsyoucan,andanyoldsongsandtalesyoucancomeby.I’lldomybesttofinishmybookbeforeyoureturn.Ishouldliketowritethesecondbook,ifIamspared."Hebrokeoffandturnedtothewindowagain,singingsoftly.
Isitbesidethefireandthink
ofallthatIhaveseen,
ofmeadow-flowersandbutterflies
insummersthathavebeen;
Ofyellowleavesandgossamer
inautumnsthattherewere,
withmorningmistandsilversun
andwinduponmyhair.
Isitbesidethefireandthink
ofhowtheworldwillbe
whenwintercomeswithoutaspring
thatIshalleversee.
Forstilltherearesomanythings
thatIhaveneverseen:
ineverywoodineveryspring
thereisadifferentgreen.
Isitbesidethefireandthink
ofpeoplelongago,
andpeoplewhowillseeaworld
thatIshallneverknow.
