PoemHunter.com   
All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien   
Search:     
Home Poets Poems Lyrics Quotations Music Forum Member Area Poetry E-Books
 
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973 / Orange Free State / South Africa)
Biography   Poems   Comments   More Info   Stats  
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born of British parents in Bloemfontein, South Africa in January of 1892, but moved with his mother, Mabel Tolkien, to E .. more >>
37 poems of JRR Tolkien
File Size:267 k 
File Format: Acrobat Reader
To download the eBook right-Click on the title and select "Save Target As".
 
<< prev. poem Poems by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien : 1 / 37 next poem >>
  
 
Share |

 
All That is Gold Does Not Glitter

User Rating:

9.7 /10
(371 votes)



  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 blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien


Share |


Read poems about / on: spring, fire, lost, light

 
  Comments about this poem (All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien )
Click here to write your comments about this poem (All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien )
 
  Jen Capaldi  (10/10/2009 12:28:00 AM)

this man had an amazing mind and outlook on life; his own life and the life of his children, the lives of the people that have lived and died on this earth and the lives he created throughout middle earth and their such individual and unforgettable personalities that brought him into all of our homes and made him a common and unforgettable name and not just the most famous of his beloved middle earth tales- The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy but also in the little known srories of middle earth- The Children of Hurin and The Silmarillion and many more short stories, and the lives he created in his other books such as Sir Gwain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo (long title but one book) that captures another beloved story handed down through the ages King Arthur and the Holy Grail Quest. A story that continues to enrapture us and authors to this day and i'm sure for many years to come. And so many more. But his beloved Middle Earth... this man dedicated so many years of his life to making this as real of a place as the earth we live on as well as it's characters, even creating several languages to befit elves, dwarves, the enchanted trees like the endeared Treebeard, the language of his wizards and on the other end of the spectrum orcs, the Uruk-Hai, and of course the darkest of them all The dark Lord of Mordor. Middle Earth much different from our world but much the same too, without darkness there can be no light, there are heros and villains alike, and as he puts it though out of order....Not all those who wander are lost, From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring, and of course so true.....All that is gold does not glitter. shall he ever remain in our hearts and our minds which he so devotedly captivated. i read his books as a child and so i shall pass his treasured stories down to my own son. may this master of word be forever remebered.....for his insight was great and his ideas, words and stories be remebered forever in the halls of the great writers and philosophers like Homer and Plato and many more for many eons to come.
  Ebenezer Aro  (8/9/2009 1:15:00 AM)

Great lines. It's never good to conclude about things or human until you experience what they have in stock. Mind checking out my poems too, don't forget to comment.
  Teresa Gregg  (7/26/2009 11:55:00 PM)

never asume that what you first see is all there is.most everything and everyone is more than what most of us see, until we learn to look deeper, one mans trash...anothers treasure. 'all that is gold does not glitter...
  Dylan Oppedahl  (7/7/2009 10:31:00 PM)

i think its more about things arent what they seem
  Life Poem  (6/15/2009 1:31:00 PM)

He is talking common sense.
A beautiful, witty, common sense.
How we have to look at life, and how we can't.
Great piece
  Keshav Prasad  (6/2/2009 5:21:00 AM)

Tolkien was a truly gifted human....
  Abby Wall  (5/8/2009 2:32:00 PM)

I agree. Although Tolkein wrote about his own world, middle earth, he reflected our world in everything he did and said. Almost every poem and line in his brilliant book reveal amazing lessons to learn.
x
  Yelena M.  (4/29/2009 3:40:00 PM)

...And those wandering in darkness may find a great light.
Tolkien was one of those who discovered a Graal of pure light on planet Earth.A wisdom revealed.
A.
  nothing over  (4/27/2009 11:15:00 PM)

Great poem, check out my poems too

Read all 47 comments >>
 
  QuickPoll
Do you think it is easy to find the information on PoemHunter.com?
 
Yes
No

 
 
  More classic poets:

      The complete list >>

 
  Top 500 Poems

  1. Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
  2. Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
  3. If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda
  4. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
  5. Dreams by Langston Hughes
  6. i carry your heart with me by ee cummings
  7. I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You by Pablo Neruda
  8. Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
  9. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
  10. I Crave Your Mouth, Your Voice, Your Hair by Pablo Neruda
  11. Television by Roald Dahl
  12. One Inch Tall by Shel Silverstein
  13. Warning by Jenny Joseph
  14. As I Grew Older by Langston Hughes
  15. A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe
  16. Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
  17. If by Rudyard Kipling
  18. On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan
  19. Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes
  20. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth
  21. Alone by Edgar Allan Poe
  22. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
  23. The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
  24. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
  25. All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by JRR Tolkien
The complete list of Top 500 Poems >>
  Top 500 Poets

  1. Pablo Neruda
  2. Langston Hughes
  3. Maya Angelou
  4. Charles Bukowski
  5. ee cummings
  6. Shel Silverstein
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. Dylan Thomas
  9. Spike Milligan
  10. Billy Collins
  11. Emily Dickinson
  12. Khalil Gibran
  13. Sylvia Plath
  14. Dorothy Parker
  15. Elizabeth Bishop
  16. Ted Hughes
  17. Roald Dahl
  18. Robert Frost
  19. Walt Whitman
  20. Allen Ginsberg
  21. William Blake
  22. Edgar Allan Poe
  23. Mary Oliver
  24. Robert Browning
  25. William Wordsworth
The complete list of Top 500 Poets >>
 
 
  E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FRIEND
Found this page interesting? Recommend it to your friend!     Your E-mail:    Friend's Email:      
 

(c) Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge..  About Us | Copyright notice | Privacy statement | Help
11/20/2009 5:40:48 PM. #.34# You Are Here: All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Home | Poets | Poems | Free Poetry eBooks | Contests | Sites | Submit a Poem | Manage Your Poems | GameGar | Contact Us

Christmas Poems | Love Poems | Pablo Neruda | Death Poems | Sad Poems | Birthday Poems | Wedding Poems | Annabel Lee | Sorry Poems