When reading this chapter, I was intrigued by how much in tune the Hobbits were
with Goldberry.
When Frodo meets Goldberry, he breaks into poetry - and follows the poetry
rhythm of Tom and Goldberry, and also uses similar phrases:
"O slender as a willow wand! O clearer than clear water!
O reed by the living pool! Fair River-daughter!
O spring-time and summer time, and spring again after!
O wind on the waterfall, and the leaves' laughter!"
And we see the hobbits are clearly taken with Goldberry: "Their eyes followed
her, for the slender grace of her movement filled them with delight."
Are the hobbits particularly taken with Goldberry because of their own love for
and understanding of nature? Or would Goldberry likely have a similar
effect on anyone who came across
her?
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Exercise: the rhythm method of girth control.
No nga tipuna i tua o nga pae moana,
Taku kohine ahurei
('Hineraukatauri' by Hinewehi Mohi on her Oceania album)
