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Draco - Draconius
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Fantasy & Adventure Black breath billowing fire
Rushing, burning, blowing forth
Breathing out the red flames of Dante dreams
Covering the white innocence of the heavens
With your all consuming darkness
The skies around you should boil brightly
Seething with the power and might
Of the fiery molton magma that burns
In the centre of the sweet earth.
All life would cease to exist
In the wake of your mercilous destruction
Nothing could remain if you should spread
Your immense black carrion wings
That carry with them the fury
Of a hundred thousand hurricanes
No man dares to stand and challenge
The fierce weaponry at your disposal
Monstrous talons will tear assunder tender flesh
With the tiniest brush of your silver claw
You are the mightiest of all dragons
Feared by the most loathesome of beasts
Even your name brings the bravest
Of warriors down to their knees trembling
Hiding away from the wrath of your ire
The defenseless infants weep and the mothers wail
When you are abound freely in the skies above
Your name is whispered in darkened rooms
You are the harbinger of nightmares
The sorrowful songs of long ago legends.
Upon the highest of mountain peaks
You stand surveying all that lies below you
A solitary figure, silent as the stone gargoyles
Suspended forever on the great ancient cathedrals of the land
Up there so high, you could obliterate the world
And nothing would remain, but the putrid black
Burning emptiness of a cold wasted domain
Yet, why is it you do not choose to move
What is this I see in your massive, golden eye
Perhaps, a gentle warm tear of human compassion.
08-08-01
Amy Riberdy
And I just read it again! Always read things at least twice before commenting. Description of a dragon? Yes. Description of an erupting volcano? Yes. Earthquake? Yes. But the last line brings it all back to the dragon - the warm tear of compassion.
Kris
How did I miss this one? Again, the descriptions are superb! Draco is one fine figure of a dragon!
Loved it.
Kris
I didn't exactly see this as a poetic piece. I saw it as more of a movie or cartoon. It tooks me the depths of a child's innocense with an occasional twist here and there to grib hold of my adreline. I truly enjoyed the trip through your mind. Thankss.
sorry it took me so long to get back over this way and read this.... I love it.... this is an excellent free form piece once again I bow to your greatness..... I learn from each piece I read from you.... such a beautiful piece of work.....
A truly wonderful and powerful piece with good rhythm, meter an accent. There seems to be a very good style in this form you use. Please continue. Bravo! Thanks for posting. Richard.E.
*~*~ APPLAUSE *~*~ Wonderfully done, Amy. Free form poems can be your forte too ....Smilesz. I like the masterful use of language here, especially adjectives , to bring across the poetic paintings . Darkly powerful too, if i may add. Smilesz. Write more of these...! I am sure u will create more gems like this one. Thanxs for directing me here, amy ! :) Take care....bbyes.
Intricate, expressive and well written. I think you have alliterated very well the flow is wonderful I dont think you should have any reservations about expressing yourself in this form. Deborah
amy volcanoes and earthquaques nature in rage destroying evrything very terrifying i only saw one earthquake in my life it was realy horrible pray we dont have it again yes its realy terrifying wonderful poem