Dragon Poems

Morning

Soaring far above the trees
Quicker than the eye can see
On wings of crimson, gold or green
A flight of creatures rarely seen

Bold before the morning sun
Earth-bound fauna freely run
Unaware of danger nigh
Circling down from morning skies

All is clear from where they stand
There is no movement on the land
And so they stop, to catch their breath
And one of them to meet his death

Suddenly a talon’s grasp
Brings a young buck’s final gasp
The others scatter and take to heel
As a dragon has its morning meal

Lunch

The tell-tale flash of colors bright
Tells a tale not often heard
Rushing down from unseen heights
Faster than a hunting bird

Frozen mornings warmed to noon
Shadows hide from suns swift rise
Mid-day should be coming soon
Bringing light to tired eyes

Wandering past a quiet stream
A mountain goat surveys the field
And wonders what the colors mean
Not knowing that his fate is sealed

One gem-toned speck has moved around
Reflected in a pool of water
And circled, oh so slowly down
Preparing for a lunch-time slaughter

Talons sink into his back
Teeth crunch through his spine
A goat is quite a tasty snack
For the dragon’s hungry kind


Dinner

Evening falls and shadows lengthen
Darkness starts to spread its wing
Windows light where smoke trails strengthen
And frogs begin their nightly sing

Far from house and farm and field
Across a river, running slow
A meadow with a gate is sealed
And fated cattle start to low

Soon a colored mote appears
Descending surely as the sun
A cow’s last cry that no one hears
The dragon’s dinner has begun
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
I wrote this set of poems after writing a set of children's stories about friendly, or at least non-hostile dragons. I felt I needed to get in touch with a dragon's real nature.

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Comments (3)

madtat29
Good read sir!
avias
CM...Like the way this all flows into a story of the day of a dragon. Great idea and enjoyed the way you set your scenes...great imagination!wine rose
CMerlyn
Thank you very much for your kind words. Dragons are a constant in my life, most of them are quite nice, I thought it would be good to write about, shall we say, more realistic dragons for a change.
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