It's a beautiful poem, Jan. Nostalgic and joyous at the same time. Thank you.

The "Tree of Amalion" pictures are lovely. I wonder if Tolkien used real flowers as an inspiration. I do recognize a Fuchsia flower. We have the book and it would be great fun to try and identify as many as possible.

I've always felt that "Tree by Niggle" was Tolkien's way of accepting life's limitations. A very simplistic notion but that's what resonates with me.

Thank you both for a lovely post.