Semaj the Dragon Slayer
In a kingdom called Torridon
On Scotland's west coast
Resides a warrior called Semaj
A Dragon slayer of boast
He has been called upon
To rid an ogre beast
For on his countrymen it does
Continually feast
On an outcrop of rock
Down in Argyll
This ogre of wrath
A monster so vile
On arriving there
He scouts around
Finding broken bodies
In this rocky surround
Up in the distance he hears
Noises so strange
Not from this life
As in-trepidation nears
On a rocky arch he stands
As the ogre appears
Club in his hand
As he steadily nears
Semaj advances
In the middle they meet
For below them lies
Another Dragon defeat
With club swingin
The ogre attacks
The Claymore of Semaj
In swift blow whack
In balances unsteady
On this thin strip of rock
With another glancing blow
In battle he's mocked
With a final attempt
This ogre so weak
To the sea his club falls
His afterlife he seeks
Now on his knees
Comes the fatal blow
Decapitation
To the waters below
With a mighty splash
As it's absorbed by the sea
This killer of clansmen
Is no longer be
To tumultuous cheer
From the Clan Chiefs abode
They heap praise on Semaj
To their aid he has rode
For warrior wise
This Scot of the Scot's
Battle hardened
It's the way he's been taught
Back to his kingdom he heads
With his sword stained in blood
This patriot of the Clans
And the country he loves
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Copyright © James Fraser | Year Posted 2009
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