The Wizard and the Dragon

On a land across the sea There's a dragon, so fierce and mighty All the peasants tremble in fright When he's roaring with his might He casts his prey in his breath of fire And devours him with hoggish desire The poor peasants drown in fear When they know he's coming near For this dragon had a power That could make an empire cower He makes the kings perform his bidding Like they're obliged to fulfill a pleading But one day, a clever wizard Was brave enough to come forward With a stroke of his magic wand The mighty dragon lost his stand He bound the dragon with his spell And with his words, the dragon fell The dragon was tossed in deepest pit Where he would stay for two thousand years Hail the wizard of protection Who saved the land from destruction May our faith in this wizard stay For the dragon will be free one day October 27, 2022 Painting Prompted Poetry Contest (1st place) Sponsored by: Lisa YY