Wings spread wide
in triumphant pose!
as I began my
nights repose
and 'ere before my eyes did
did close.
The book fell to the floor..
The dragon turned and
snarled as fast.
and saw from first page
to the last.
A tear in page and out
he lept.
While I in bed so soundly
slept.
The dragon seems to have
read - ahead
and what he saw filled him
with dread.
To know that HE in pages
DEAD!
Left the book
for my bed.
Though composed of word
and thought,
only precious moments
bought.
His glaring eyes
a volcanic sea,
wakened-roused then
him to me,
opened eyes
and at first to see
a dragon fade
ORI
GA
MI.
Smaug was a greatly
Smaug was a greatly misunderstood monster, paper or paged :D - slc