The Lair

The lair

I had a secret treasure I had buried in my soul
Buried in an empty void when I was young , strong and almost  whole.

I was proud to have a treasure as I kept it from my peers.
A hint I'd give them now and then for years and years and years
.
It seemed good cause to lift my head and as long as it was there
Their protest didn't matter . I just didn't care.

I had advantage over all who didn't know that it was there
There were times I needed it but it was in a dragons lair.

The dragon blew its' flames at me each time I thought to spend it.
If someone came too close to it the dragon would defend it.

As ages took my strength from me I finally realized
I couldn't use the treasure for the dragon grew in size.

Feeding on my treasure he consumed it day by day
the dragon fed on love you see and defended it with flames.

The Dragons name was Grudges as you may have figured out by now.

IF YOU HAVE A TREASURE CHEST of LOVE
THEN CAST SMALL GRUDGES OUT

By L. Dale McKee
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Date: 2/26/2016 9:48:00 AM
Hi, Lynward.... sorry to hear about your dad. You did wonderfully with your heartfelt poem. Thank you for the reply to my congratulations on the bottom. Linda
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Date: 2/22/2016 8:16:00 AM
Congratulations Lynward on the success of this poem! Continue writing and share the blessings of poetry! :) _hans
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Date: 2/20/2016 9:52:00 PM
Lynward, thank you for the Rainy Day theme win. With Love... Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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Date: 2/26/2016 8:20:00 AM
I'm having trouble seeing a record of this win But I do appreciate the love Linda . The poem was written when My dad died. That was a rainy day.
Date: 2/20/2016 9:10:00 PM
Lynward, Thanks for the Support *SKAT*
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Date: 2/16/2016 5:03:00 PM
Great lesson with a very good write. Excellent flow and rhyming.
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