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The Wine of Blessedness
“…their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness.” ? J.R.R. Tolkien Continue reading
Happy Birthday J.R.R. Tolkien
And may hope stay with us in the new year: …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. … Continue reading
Happy Birthday J.R.R.!
Happy Birthday J.R.R.! …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, … Continue reading
A Reminder to Hope
I’m deep towards the end of Lord of the Rings on audiobook right now and at last, this oft-quoted here reminder that light prevails. …the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor … Continue reading
Happy Birthday J.R.R.
Yes it’s that time again to remember the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien and to be strengthened by those he wrote of, who may have seemed small and weak but managed in time of need to be strong enough to do … Continue reading