There and back again...

Mr Leave here from Shore Leave Media. I title this post There and Back Again because I am personally returning to the Hobbit. 

Tolkien's work was introduced to me at a young age. I had a cassette tape with dramatically read excerpts from The Hobbit. As a teen, I read The Lord of the Rings series with an eye towards universal spiritual truth. 

As a young adult, the Peter Jackson films made an astounding and tangible impact as a new generation encountered the LOTR on a Wagnerian scale. 

And as we approach the release of The Hobbit film, I return to my first introduction to Tolkein. I will be re-reading, re-discovering, and blogging about an adult who goes back there again- to the Hobbit. 

Stay tuned. I purchased an ebook version from the iTunes Books collection. In addition to rediscovering this timeless tale, I'll also be exploring the new world of digital publishing. This should be very good.

Tom & Bert & Bill

Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day
To seek the pale enchanted gold.

The dwarves of yore made might spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells.

For ancient king and elvish lord
There many a gleaming golden hoard
They shaped and wrought,
 And light they caught
To hide in gems on hilt of sword.