Note To Readers: The following poem is loosely based off of the form of haiku and as a result the actually verses may not be within the 5-7-5 rule...

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Grey shores, ships reflect
The grief of those who remain
No those who depart...

Save one wounded soul
Who leaves behind all he loves
To seek healing Westward...

Shire life lost, tears shed
Replaced by a longing for
Sauron’s evil One Ring...

A child of his own
Ne’er to run Bag End’s hallways
Shadows fleeing joy...

Gamgees faces lost
Faces he cannot foresee
Ne’er the less he loves...

Embracing loved ones
For one last time he whispers,
“I gave all, my friends.”

He indeed gave all
This Frodo Baggins a hero
But not to his people...