WHERE DRAGONS SLEEP

WHERE DRAGONS SLEEP

high above the tree line
in the volcano keep
eggs warmed by the fires of molten earth
nestled in gleaming jewels
draped with silver thread,
gold coins for a headrest
there the dragons sleep...
no one dares disturb a dragon lair
a paradise so unforgiving
even vast treasure does not tempt,
for the dragon fire is vengeance
promise of a screaming death by flames
scented of sulphur
with snares of fire web
blocking every passage
into his lava moated bed,
the dragon sleeps peacefully
under the eye of the goddess...