Notes About The Poem
Dragonware is almost entirely Japanese and was made by many different companies. It is pottery or porcelain that usually has a raised moriage dragon on it, usually surrounded by wisps of smoke. The technique used to apply the moriage decoration to them is called slipwork. Dragonware originally was made by Nippon in the late 1800s.
My Dragons
There are great dragons in my life
that came to me from long ago.
They traveled from across the sea
inside some boxes stored below
His seat during the flight's long trip,
to be a gift for sister dear.
In nineteen forty-four, on leave
from World War II, that distant year,
My Uncle, Air Force pilot then,
came home this time, to be his last.
His sis, my mom, had cherished them,
and when she died, to me they passed.
There are great dragons in my life
that came to me from long ago.
They traveled from across the sea
inside some boxes packed, and so,
Within my home now safe and sound
for me to keep close in my care;
gifts from the war, my Uncle brought
my antique set of Dragonware.
Tea set for eight, dessert plates too
all these with dragons painted on,
in moriage, raised slip decor
made in Japan, but bought in Guam.
There are great dragons in my life
this antique set came 'cross the sea.
His gift is all that's left of him
His gift of dragons saved for me.
October 19, 2015
Contest: Dragons
Sponsor: Silent One
4th Place
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