Minas Tirith in Candy - and Poem

Some folks have WAY too much time on their hands - these people did a recreation of the Battle of Minas Tirith from The Lord of the Rings in CANDY!

Their commentary on the page listed in the link is pretty good, too.

http://missedmanners.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/battle-of-pelennor-fields/

It also inspired me to a rare bit of poetry (if you can call it that!)


The Candied Battle
Lee Darrow
January 11, 2008

In Pelennor's fields
did marzipan men
fight with candy canes
toothpicks and whips.

Gummi-Bear orcs crossed
sweet-frosted tables
their bright candy-asses to kick!

The riders of Rohan,
on saccharyne steeds
did slaughter them
on that dark chocolate day

And old Minas Tirith
though sore plagued with rot
sank its remaining teeth
into their flanks.

And one of the Nine,
winged steed dead and lame,
bought the farm from
a marzipan maid.

Though victory is sweet
and the field cherry red
with the blood of the
Gummi-Bear foe,

If you ate the whole
candied battle and all
the cavities would go
right through to your toe!

Lee Darrow