The Black Gate is Closed

A terrible choice —
to walk through the gates, or to
sneak into Mordor?

This haiku is just one in a series of haiku that serialise Tolkien’s The Two Towers a chapter at a time. See the list at Laith’s Ramblings and read a new one every day; if you’re interested, grab one of the few chapters remaining and join in the challenge! Do you haiku?