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Tears of a Dragon

Tears of a Dragon 8-18-25 Sponsor: Robert James Liguori  Based on the song Tears of a Dragon and a Welsh Legend
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Tears of a Dragon

Into a cave without a door
Abandoned dragons dormant lie
Without the warmth of a prophet’s sun,
Their fire sacrificed by the sky.

Stumbling to a well that weeps
The forge of darkness not denied
Bullied by

Tears of the Dragon

I stood on the crag where the sea breathed fire,
its winds tearing at the very shape of my name.
The sky was a shattered mirror
each splinter a memory I had tried to leave high and dry,
but still they cut as they fell through me.

In the distance, the dragon turned its head.
Its eyes held storms I had

MORNING TEARS

MORNING TEARS 
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In the morning, dew forms like silk on the garden, marking the start of a new day. It appears by invisible hands, silently and naturally, giving as rain does, even when accompanied by clear cerulean skies. 

silk drops, dawn’s delight
delicate dew-kissed petals
morning's gentle touch

Tears of the Dragon

I believed that darkness was all consuming
wouldn't dare look up and dream

Entranced by depths of a sea beckoning
bewitched ~ transfixed

I didn't believe the sun would rise
and shine for me ~ rather ...

I believed in the tears of the dragon
a monster hovering over me

I believed in the tears of a captive heart
beached wounded and lame
with flightless

What Is Friendship

friendship can be great
looking when will I find you
will that be today
are you now looking for me
will our search go on and on


there you stood looking
oh you came out of no where
what a big surprise
our friendship is a flower
fun and laughs are everywhere


our fun and laughs turn
it all goes so very wrong
hurt and pain from

Tears of the Dragon

I can’t believe I once believed
that dragons could shed tears—
a time when my mind was robed
in the fragile cloth of childhood.

I wandered alleys where clouds bent low,
pressing their weight upon my skull.
Shadows snapped at my heels like starving dogs,
my heart swung loose inside my throat.
The tremor in my boots chained me still,
and every thought I

Tears of the Dragon

Tears of the Dragon

I splashed water on my face;
the mirror cracked in half -
a reflection of fear and doubt.

It was dark in that cold place
of shattered scales.The sea -
rushing over that rusty sink;
and I can’t think about it.

My wings are clipped;
my breath’s dry sulfur.
I said my prayers;
the mirror just chortled.

Chilblains chatter, sore;
the floor, a horror

Whispering sweet desires in tears that flow like honey through the shattered soul

Whispering sweet desires in tears that flow like honey through the shattered soul,
Giggling, we forget if we laugh or cry in this dance of sacred madness,
The sweet navel of the world tastes so good when the tongue of memories touches it,
How do these fragile and eternal moments lead us directly into the heart of this

TEARS OF A DRAGON

TEARS OF THE DRAGON
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Shargenth the dragon, once a figure of dread, is now guardian of our village, a mystical place where the mountains greet the sky.  She has a gentle way about her, a lumbering patience and grace. In the summer, she sits on rocks languishing in the sun’s warmth, dozing for hours. In

The white woman's tears

Their tears drown out truth
In a thick coating of white lies 
Used to prepare our demise
Each tear, a loss, a death, a wound 
That seals our communities doom
A cry for war without any real cause 
Our flesh the only thing it burns
A pain that continues into the next generations 

Fragility they use for power
Without it

The Traffic Moves On, So Do I

The Traffic Moves On, So Do I

I
Stuck on the road full of a heavy traffic
Inch by inch , no movements are automatic
Drivers do rant, shouting their personal tactic
Someone says “hey, go ahead.. damn pathetic”

II
That loud voices echoed in my ears
Recognize voices who caused my unstoppable tears
The pain of betrayal that brings back my fears
And carry

Wordspill

My cheeks mopped by tearstains,
heart tainted by swallowed sobs.
Yet somehow, when you listen,
words don't want to be heard. 
But don't leave me alone,
embrace me tighter in the night.
Suppress my depression, push it down,
don't let those unspoken words explode.
Don't let them spill out of my heart.
Without you around, I'd be washed away
in a flood of words

Tears of the dragon

Beneath the black sky’s heavy sigh,
the dragon curls around its own shadow,
eyes glowing like stars drowning in sorrow.
It has burned kingdoms,
tamed storms with its wings,
and swallowed the roar of a thousand warriors
But tonight, it weeps.

Each tear is a molten jewel,
falling slow,
cracking the ground with the weight of ages.
They say its tears are poison,
but I have

Wings of the Withered Flame - inspired by Tears of the Dragon

Written: August 14, 2025 for contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori

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The wind remembers what I tried to forget—  
a voice in the fire, a name in the rain.  
I stood on the edge of the world I had built,  
watching it crumble,

Tears of the Dragon

Like a dragon, my armor consists of scales.
My frozen, unfeeling, reptilian heart 
is harder than a bed of corroded nails.
I'm invincible to any sword or dart.
You will never hear my moans or plaintive wails,
even if inside I would be torn apart. 
As decades are stacked on top of many years,
you still won't see this dragon

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