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[Adamathamariel]

I'm not sure if this would go here, or in the books forum. The impression I get from that forum is that it is very serious, and this thread is not. Feel free to move it

I've noticed that Tolkien was not only a writer, but a poet. Some of my favorite poems are
All that is gold does not glitter
Not all those who wander are lost
The old that is strong does not wither
Deep roots are not reached by the frost
From the ashes a fire shall be woken
A light from the shadows shall spring
Renewed shall be the blade that was broken
The crownless again shall be king.

When I read this, I began wondering if Tolkien had written the Fellowship of the Ring during a war or such. Would anyone know? In Tolkiens poems, I notice that there is a hidden meaning behind each one of them. Can anyone else find them?

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Though here at journey's end I lie
In darkness buried deep
Beyond all towers strong and high
Beyond all mountains steep
Above all shadows rides the Sun
And stars forever dwell:
I will not say the day is done
Nor bid the Stars farewell