Ah, yes Curomo - what a sketch he is to ponder, glean and fetch our thoughts concerining such a wretch.
This Ent has long considered why this head
Istari went awry, 'til finally we must him decry.
It seems to me the why is this; he was within himself amiss, and brought himself to his abyss.
The
Palantir no power had. All on its own it was not bad. To use it White One was most glad.
When
Saruman did
Sauron meet, within the Palantir discreet, he felt Sauron he could defeat.
'Twas overconfidence and greed within himself that was the seed bringing from him his own great need.
But he could not withstand the strain of Sauron's powerful domain - yet felt he still could
Arda gain.
For
Curumo did all still want - his own power thereby to flaunt, the people around him to daunt.
No, that one was his own demise. He thought himself wonderful prize. Mighty was he in his own eyes.
Yes
Gandalf speaks of his concern as Saruman his power burn, the Council to deceive in turn.
As is so often just the case, we need not look to other space than what we have as our own base.
Curomo's ego was the bloom that grew to bringing out his doom and led him into rightful tomb.