Captain of the Night

byErinRua

Boromir, O Boromir,
beyond the veils of earth you tread;
What watches keep you, there Beyond?
What greets thy sword and great horn's song?

Rauros, mighty Rauros Falls
keeps close the secret of thy rest,
Yet of one ship the whispers speak,
and one last voyage to the Sea.

Thence no tale hath ever told
if Sea or Stars claimed thee at last,
but I shall look not to base earth,
for thou wast made for other work.

Are you a captain of a guard
that keeps the watchtowers of the night?
Tall and stern I see thee now,
with stars of Peace upon thy brow.

Do you stride a path of stars
between the Void and mortal Earth?
Do you keep evil from the skies,
and swift as night bid Shadows fly?

Look to night's great dome and there!
a star in fiery arc doth fall;
Is this but dust from heaven spent,
or celestial foe in last descent?

Boromir, O Boromir,
sound out thy horn and call thy host;
As once thy sword defended earth,
may heaven know true knighthood's worth!

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