The Girl and the Dragon

The Girl and the Dragon

Come sit and listen to my tale,

I’ve written out in rhyme

About this very special girl,

well... Once upon a time

I watched her as she grabbed her sword,

through castle doors she strode

Her steed a mighty bloodline breed,

upon its back she rode

The villagers, a mass each side,

did cower deep of shame

To hide their faces, dark engulfed,

yet they were not to blame

The dragon, oh a wicked beast,

its flames their village feared

Roaring loud till mountains fell,

this path of death it cleared

As she, so brave with golden shield,

to not back down this day

Her hair a flow of springtime breeze,

this dragon she would slay

While in their homes the people wept,

afraid to greet the sun

With curtains closed and bolted doors,

as if their lives were done

This monster with its piercing eyes,

just laughed at their disgrace

Now clawing mud and slinging guilt,

a smile on its face

She raised her sword to touch the sky,

so sharp this flying steel

To take this creature from its reign,

its fate, her goal to seal

Through shutters, cracks in woven walls,

the villagers did peer

To see this girl with stardust eyes,

not show one ounce of fear

A fire like a raging wave,

the monster's mouth did spew  

"You dare to face this charge of me,

Your days I count are few"

With lightning speed she swung her blade,

the likes of fables wrote

To slash this demon to its grave,

so swift across its throat

The villagers came running out,

to watch the flowing blood

And cheer when now their monstrous foe,

collapsed in one loud thud

She turned to face the growing crowd,

her beauty filled the air

Climbing down from on her horse,

this moment she would share

"Our hero," shouted one and all

"A wondrous victory.

You saved us, you are now our Queen,

a place in history"

She blushed and offered this to them,

"No hero, I’m no queen.

This battle we have fought as one,

you all have stood with me"

"This village it shall be our home,

no matter what shall call.

I am the same as each of you,

no different at all"

"Together we shall face these tests

and battle ever true

For you are what makes this a home,

in everything you do"

A celebration held that night

with lots of fun and laughter

For now they knew their world had found

its happily ever after

So now you’ve heard my story long,

some truth, a little bending

But once again, you now have found,

another happy ending

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

Another very well done willweb offering, complete with happy ending,
Happy that is for all but the unfortunate Dragon which, as a new born, was loved, coddled and smothered with a mother's love, only to grow up to become unfortunately killed for only doing what Dragons are supposed to do and further reducing the dwindling Dragon gene pool.
My hope is that it was laid to rest kindly, with gentle words spoken over its grave and a cross of remembrance erected for this unfortunate which was just unable to fit in.
Have a pleasant day willweb

[June bug]

This is quite a long write here, This is amazing.
I love your imagery and imagination.

[Matthew Kult]

Masterfully woven story. Wonderfully imaged.

Great write and read

With love

Matthew

[Stella Armour]

i thought at first she was going to be Lady Godiva lol, but she was much better than her ... what a lady !

[Neville]

I do so like happy endings Will .. this one lent such a much needed warm glow on a cold winters day .. cheers, Neville

[Vol]

Willweb,
What a great story! Sweet, simple, clean, and easy!
Vol

[Ken Simm.]

A lovely monolog to boot. Excellent.ue. Perfect flow and a legend

[Chris Shaw]

You have such a talent at story telling in rhyme will. The flow here is perfect. A wonderful read, imagery laden lines and a happy ending. What more could a reader wish for.

Chris

[willweb]

Thanks Chris, I am happy you enjoyed this one.

[JustinKH]

Good rhyme scheme and imagery. It feels like it draws from older tales in it's own ways.

[willweb]

Thank you so much