Dragons
Dragons are fabled beasts of myth and lore;
and yet, some say they lived in times long past.
And they were noble creatures at their core,
or so says every mage, whenever asked.
They slept on golden treasures they'd amassed,
and their hoards were oft-rumored to be vast.
They were often seen soaring silently
on magnificent wings, masters of flight.
And yet, Man attacked them violently;
their beheading, the quest of every knight.
And they were hunted down and killed on sight;
until no more Dragons were left to fight.
St. George once slew a Dragon in England;
and He is renowned for it to this day.
The last of Dragonkind, killed by Man's hand,
was a leviathan of silver-grey,
that once flew the skies of ancient Cathay;
only to be speared and left to decay.
Now long extinct, destroyed by greed and fear,
Dragons were once magical and austere.
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