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The Dragon of Eden… |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
I wanted to love but could not it seemed For a Dragon had stolen my heart Though I wished it so He would not let it go And never were they apart So I cursed the fell beast And crying havoc released The howling Dogs of War But t’was all for naught For the trail ever hot, led back To mine own front door On the porch steps I cried For I knew that inside Lay the Dragon and my ill gotten heart So I knocked on the door And he queried what for I wept “should have been yours from the start” So I sat down beside the beast and listened To all that could be gleaned For I’d needed to love but never walked the path And now sweetly the Dragon dreams |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
What a beast, the Dragon thief! His treasure, lone heart to grieve Old Dragon beware the love knots you snare will somehow end up on your sleeve! Your poem is a tale of woe, but I love the limerick rhythm, and am sure there is a dragon slayer ready to take his trophy back!  |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Thank You Klassy, Yes, I have often felt that for poems of a certain flavor and style ( think Aesop's fables ) the limerick is often perfect though overlooked, and alas it has gotten an ill deserved bad reputation ever since "The Horrible Nantucket Incident" I am glad you enjoyed it! |
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