What do you "assign" to the Shire?
I feel we could stand to balance the negative
of Mordorian assignments with something more positive.
The contrast to Mordor
is not Valinor,
which is beyond the girth
of Middle Earth.
It's the Shire.
So in case you tire
of assigning from your ire
to Mordor, you might desire
to give some thought
to what you're quite sure ought
to be in the idyllic Shire.
I'll start.
Groves of tall trees never to be cut down.
Neighborhoods in which people passing by greet each other as a matter of course.
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