The last march of the Ents

It's one of my favourite parts in The Lord of the Rings, when the Ents of Fangorn are roused and march to war against the power of Isengard. For me, it is one of the most touching parts, to see those creatures older than the ages of the world waking from their slumber, rousing from their forest and walk down the mountains into a war that might as well be their end. "Of course, it is likely enough, my friends", he [Treebeard] said slowly, "likely enough that we are going to our own doom: the last march of the Ents. But if we stayed at home and did nothing, doom would find us anyway, sooner or later. That thought has long been growing in our hearts; and that is why we are marching now. It was not a hasty resolve. Now at least the last march of the Ents may be worth a song." Sometimes we are forced into action, whether we want it or not, for somethings cannot be avoided, and by ignoring them we might as well call them by their name and invite them into our home. Sometimes we all have to march, even if hope is dim. And sometimes, along that march, we find within ourselves the strenght to overcome it.

And I wished Tolkien had made the song. The last march of the Ents. What a great title.