A Dragons Tale

Connor the baby dragon went to see the queen
He knocked upon the palace door insisting he was seen

The courtiers and the equerries on seeing the little tyke
Told him to be off at once his kind they did not like

They ushered him outside the gates and told him, go away
Said that he should leave at once for here he could not stay

He begged of them, he pleaded, to let him take a look
The palace staff were adamant and said “now sling yer ‘ook”

Not one to give up easily he tried another tack
Walked around the corner and sneaked in round the back

He wandered through the corridors the Staterooms and the halls
Until he found the largest room where the Queen holds all her Balls

He gazed at all the splendour, mouth agape in awe
Till something made him jump, and guess what Connor saw



The person that he’d come to see was sitting at the table
The object of his visit, Her Majesty, Queen Mabel

“Your Majesty“, he mumbled “It’s you I’ve come to see”
Then remembering his manners dropped down on one knee

“Get up, dear boy” the Queen replied “come here and sit by me
Tell me why you’ve come here, sit down and have some tea”

Connor told her of his travels from his home so far away
Of how he was an orphan and how he’d like to stay

The Queen, touched by his story summoned each and everyone
And let the people know at once, exactly what she’d done

“This dragon” said the Queen “is going to be my mascot
He’ll accompany me tomorrow when I go to Royal Ascot”

From that day forth young Connor was at the good Queens side
When walking in the gardens or going for a ride

The pair were both inseparable and never would they part
Though just a lowly Dragon he had won the monarchs heart
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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September 21, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Congratulations in the contest of P. D. "Featured Poem of The Week" John. Love, Carol
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September 17, 2011 at 5:11 PM
CONGRATS JOHN ON YOUR BIG WIN WITH THIS FEATURED POETRY LUV..
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September 17, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Enjoyed this very much. Congrats on your wn. Kim
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September 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Congrats John on your win..very nice!
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September 17, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of P.D. John
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September 17, 2011 at 3:49 AM
A winning congratulations! CR
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September 17, 2011 at 2:13 AM
John,..Congratulations on your win, this is an amazing featured poem. Thank you so much for entering and sharing it with us. A super well done poem,, God bless,... LINDA
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November 10, 2010 at 3:48 PM
A magical write dear poet, awesome ! Congratulations being featured this week ! much love, james
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November 10, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round of the Poetrysoup site contest John W. The best to you in the finals. Love, Carol
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November 8, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week John W. Love, Carol
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November 7, 2010 at 8:51 PM
John, thanks for taking me on this fabulous journey, really enjoyed this gem! Congratulations on having it featured as well ;)
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Congrats John on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a great one to share with us all today with luv..
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