Best St George Poems

In Silene there he once came
and by the water met a dame
"oh please leave" she softly said
"or you like me will soon be dead."
"Alas poor dear" he bravely vowed
"have no fear" he gently bowed,
"I'll protect you, yes indeed"
and jumped upon his loyal steed. 
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armed with lance and shield
embarks on ivory steed
approaches sanctum

nemesis sighted
embroiled in bloody battle
vicious creature slain

bestowed with honour
patron saint of a nation
commemorated

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(C) John C Michaels, April 23rd 2017...

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I wielded my sword
And slayed the foul dragon,
Then crammed the vile beast
Right back in his flagon.

Pickled and sodden
There will he lie
Few to remember
Fewer to cry.

Obnoxious his deeds,
Destructive his breath,
His venom pervasive,
So glad for his death.

Now we can harness
Our thoughts and our prayers,
Be kind and productive
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A seagull alights on the broken dock,
dull grey feathers floating
in the thick Florida summer.
It cracks its beak, shrieks to the sun,

barely risen over the bayou.
Light glitters over sandbars, silty waters,
silver fish; light reflects
sky into sea, sea into sky.

A boat rocks on slight waves;
thick, strained rope...

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A dragon is not a dinosaur.
Those reptiles do not live anymore.
Saint George was a liar.
Dragons do not breathe fire.
That was all a product of folklore.

They’re extinct reptiles.
Larger than the ones today.
Dinosaurs are gone....

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Inside the season
behind a warehouse
the wind got away
The cause was dark
beyond those trees


I rode away
I saw the moon block out the sky
Facing eastern winds
I sought the harvesters
meshing an epiphany for St George...

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