(©Shirley Starke 1991)</p>

High on the mountain now you have slain the foe,<br>
And high on the mountain he's slain you also.<br>
Long have we mourned you and long we have yearned,<br>
But O! you will lead us again when you return.</p>

<b><u>Comments</b></u><br>
Artist Comment: "<i>Song for the White Rider</i> was written in 1968, after I'd read <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> for the first time. The style is merely my own; I did not attempt to imitate the inimitable. It is neither more nor less than a first reaction, sometimes accurately reflecting what I read, sometimes not, but expressing my wonder at the beginnings of an understanding that would grow for a lifetime."</p>