The Road Goes Ever On

Anyway, I will watch  The Two Towers  tonight. I have thought of watching all three in one sitting, and preferably, all the extended versions, but 10 hours is no cake.

The Road Goes Ever On   J.R.R. Tolkien

The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.

This poem appeared in  The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien , published by William Morrow Paperbacks. Shared here with profound gratitude.

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