Such a strange and wondrous creature you are,
In armor clad, iridescent as glass,
And possessed of great, fluttering wings, as
If you could ride the great north wind aloft,
And, dragon-like, breathe fire across the land,
Parting vast seas, so you might drink the earth
And consume me in your sorcerer's spell.
When the first light of morning floods the dark
Corners of our bed chamber, and I wake,
I discover again, that you are here,
A mortal, still strange and wondrous to me,
Forever changing in my sweetest dreams.
Author notes
“If you could ride the wind, breathe the fire and drink the earth…”
A contest entry
- Quote prompt.... by Angelflower.
600 points, ended August 10, 2008, 17 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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The images evoked by this draw the reader into a wonderful fantasy, to wake with your sorcerer, changing the sweetest dreams for reality. This matches your target mood.
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Thank you
I had fun writing this poem. It is a little out of my field. I am not much of a fantasy fan, but the prompt was so tempting.
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Quite good. Dragons... Race memory; Cross culture. I think the dinosaur bones are a clue. Biomechanical engineering has determined that the atmosphere would have to be twice as dense, with an oxygen content of 23% to achieve enough aerobic capacity with the available lung size. In such an evironment, flames would kindle much more easily. and the calcium and phosphorus in bone reacting with stomach acids would result in belches of hydrogen. Something to think about, yes?
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You spin a wonderful tale that holds beauty and romance deep in its grasp. I really enjoy your writing.
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This was softly beautiful.. You really did such a wonderful job with this write.. the imagery was really vivid and detailed and the emotions in your words really touched the reader
thank you very much for sharing!!!
Angel
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Thank you for the kind words. The prompt certainly provided inspiration for this poem.
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Oh, yummy. I like the way you think and write. This is a very beautiful picture you have painted.
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bravo
So lush and so romantical! A fine piece of love and fantasy and so wonderfully done throughout.. I loved it, loved it, loved it!! bravo.. bravo.. bravo..
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First impression is a dragonfly!! Then your theme slides into the mind. Good Poem!
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Magical!
If only dreams were reality and we waken not..but stay forever in that enchanted realm where the impossible is commonplace and the fantastic is an everyday occurrence...excellent write!...Dan x
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Thank you very much
As always, I appreciate your kind words. The credit mostly goes to the ladies who hosted the contest. They provided a wonderful prompt.
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Oh I love that imagery in this and it being a metaphor for a mortal at your side!
Lovely!
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