The Poet's Dragon

She writes the words so carefully
Making sure they rhyme
Her poem is simply a work of art
She patiently takes her time

She tells the story of a dragon
And how his wings unfurled
A magical place beyond the clouds
In some far and distant world

She writes about the dragon's heart
And the place from whence he came
She writes about his breath of fire
And the power of his mighty flame

She pauses a moment, to gather her thoughts
As inspiration guides her hand
She writes about a golden lake
In this forsaken fairytale land

A land that's filled with shadows
With danger around every turn
Her dragon seeks his victims out
With another village to burn

Then she writes her hero's entrance
A knight with a golden lance
He enters on his stallion of white
For he is their only chance

Her dragon attacks with a vengance
To deliver her knight his pain
But his lance had flew straight and true
And the poet's dragon was slain

She smiles as she turns the page
And basks in her dragon's defeat
Her work of art now sealed with a kiss
Is one she hopes to repeat
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
April 22, 2010 at 4:27 PM
Great story nicely told. Good write.
M Avatar
April 22, 2010 at 9:49 AM
This is exquisite, Larry. I admire the strength of the fierce dragon as the simile for the effectively written poem. I am especially fond of the word selections in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th stanzas (forgive the potentially incorrect term for "paragraphs"). ...wings unfurled, magic world, red-eyed fire-breating dragon's heart. Poem conjures wonderful images of bravery, valor, victory, romance ...everything honorable needed to make the poet proud of her artwork.
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