Bilbo had a ring. But Bilbo died. Now Frodo has the
ring. And so it goes.
In 1964 I went see my old war buddy at his home in Ithaca,
NY. We drank a fine bottle of Scotch I brought with
me, and talked about war and death. His wife is a widow
now. And so it goes.
[child-like drawing of of a hobbit's anus]