Elro’s quiet and shy, quite dear to my heart
Clever and sly, mostly Elladan’s part
So I thought it quite weird,
That Elrohir grew the beard
At least now I can tell the twins apart
[The abbreviation of Elrohir's name in the first line served the dual purpose of making the poem more readable, but also that Elrond sees a little bit of his brother in his younger son, compared to Elladan in which he sees more of himself.]