Legend of the Dragon Breath - Part 5
Now let us go back
to what has transpired,
This story of a dragon
fit for a tragic satire.
Losing its gold
it rampaged the land,
Went into a castle
burnt everything that it saw stand.
The Gods knew what was happening
and the people cried for help,
Efforts at reclamation
resulted in scorched earth.
Attempts at restitution
proves futile at the best,
Tries at reparation
was inutile much the less.
The once flourishing land of Lasia
is now stricken by a scourge,
The court that once held power
laid to waste by a serpentine splurge.
Armies fought and perished
most just simply fled,
Perhaps in search of other kingdoms
ones that were not accursed.
And the King, the once proud emperor
no longer knew what to do,
Everyone in his council
failed him through and through.
Only the occasional suggestion
of one such noble fool,
Whispers of mad ideas
words that were often cruel.
“We should feed it with our cattle
indulge it with our sheep,
Let it feast till it is weary
then we strike when it is asleep!”.
The King jumps at the suggestion
proclaiming the idea as his own,
He was desperate enough to gamble
all his remaining pawns.
And so the proclamation was carried
to an unfortunate pastor who tarried,
At the docks of the Mesogeios he was parried
redirected from boarding his fleet.
The farmer was promised payment
and was forced to handle his creeps,
His herd of bovines ushered
along with his ovine sheep.
The shepherd was so frightened
as he entered the portcullis gates,
It smelled of burnt out sulphur
it reeks of deep charred flesh.
The misfortunes of those inexperience
he knew was soon to be his fate,
For the dragon was a tyrant
and here he was likely the bait.
Soldiers filed in formation
a hundred feet or more,
They waited in consternation
huddling and clanking in their armour.
A flash of purple and crimson
as flames erupted around,
Dark smoke rose from the castle
but not a scream not a bleat not a sound.
Author's Note
Mesogeios is the old name of the Mediterranean sea,
the setting of Lasia is a country in somewhere around Turkey
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- Legend of the Dragon Breath - part 4
Legend of the Dragon Breath part 4 is fourth part of a tale about a dragon who lost his gold and how it continue to wreck havoc on the land. The citizen of the land have suffer and have cried out help to the ancient gods
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- Legend of the Dragon Breath - part 6
Legend of the Dragon Breath part 6 is sixth part of a tale about a dragon who lost his gold and how it continue to wreck havoc on the land. This part deals more on how the king is coping up with everything that is happening on his kingdom.
Comments
cebutouristspot (author) from Cebu on April 14, 2012:
@Deborah Brooks - Thanks for your kind words :)
Deborah Brooks Langford from Brownsville,TX on April 12, 2012:
this is an awesome poem, I love your style of writing.
it really is amazing
Blessings
Debbie
cebutouristspot (author) from Cebu on February 09, 2012:
@Brett.Tesol - Making it up as I go :) Plan to write a 10 part series. I already have an ending in mind though.
Brett C from Asia on February 08, 2012:
Once again, awesome. Are you making these up as you go, or do you have them written out in an entire story? There is definitely an art to this style of writing, one you have truly mastered!
Thanks for SHARING.
cebutouristspot (author) from Cebu on January 20, 2012:
@gypsy - Yup dragon are smart but full of pride. I remember before a poem I read that a dragon will more and more treasure to its hold but will still seek the particular one that it lost :D
Gypsy Rose Lee from Daytona Beach, Florida on January 20, 2012:
As always awesome. Some thoughts on the nasty dragon - just perhaps it's not hungry, perhaps it is smarter than anyone else and knows what they plan, perhaps it's gone on a vegetarian diet and finally why can't someone at least give a share of the gold to that darn dragon to appease it???? lol But I do like reading this series very much. Can't wait for the next round.
cebutouristspot (author) from Cebu on January 19, 2012:
@tiagoz - Am glad that you continue to love my series :D
tiagoz on January 19, 2012:
I`m loving it!
