The Fire Dragon

My imagination running wild...

The Fire Dragon             by Sami Khalil

Days rushed by in carols of bird songs, in their bountiful, spellbinding warbles. Those priceless moments heralded the coming of spring, gracefully unfurling its beauty and unfolding fair magic.

In gratefulness, I lifted up my hands, thanking the Lord above, inaudibly worthy of persisting minds. I was filled with vigor, holding fast to blissful thoughts.

Looking ahead, I glimpsed a hewer, a hermit’s silhouette, building an ark, donning ancient vestures. A scepter of an old insignia was laid beside him. As he spoke, his voice sounded mulishly awkward. He alluded repeatedly to Noah, a bygone idol, with the forlorn events of our time, i.e., man’s heart waxing cold, losing all traces of Elysian love.

He called himself “The Exonerated”, bound to the empyrean shores. As he walked back and forth, he ambled clearly, peering into the distance over the glades, towards the sea with solitary stares and lustrous eyes. He bestowed upon me vernal strength by touching my head in a blessing gesture. Chambers of wisdom opened up in my head. I was speechless, lost in an avalanche of sanguine words.

He adumbrated the difficulties ahead, the mosaic of events beguiling soon. Those will be an incubus shrouding the fate of man in chaos, conflict and gyres- paradigm shifts so to speak. He alluded to the fact that once he sails away, all these things will come to pass in haunting prospects. Was he a clairvoyant or a mad man?

To save humanity and our world, I concocted a plan. While he slept one night, I went ahead and set fire to his ark upon a blustery, windy one. With eerie fascination, I thought to myself that, if he can’t sail away, then I would have spared us from the smoldering storms ahead.

Awakened by the rising plumes, with grumbling threats, I was the recipient of his rage. He lifted up his scepter, produced a thundercloud horizon, a horrifying scene gravid with mayhem. I was struck by lightning that filled the skyline like gun bursts or incandescent furies.

Thus, was his contemptible warning to all the saboteurs of fate. I became a fire Dragon!

Reviews

[Abhishek Asthana]

Great imaginary and you nailed it in the last half of the write... I have found it quite catchy... Thanks for sharing the amazing piece.

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Abhishek. I'm pleased that you liked this write and thankful for the shared review. You bring a lot to the table.

[olla]

time passes and suddenly it's been years.. I have missed a lot..

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Olla. So true and well said. Thank you kindly for the visit...

[olla]

you are welcome.. I'll be back..

[Sami Khalil]

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[Lydia Shutter]

Talk about a twist ending! What a concept....it would have changed the course of history...or the words in the Bible anyway. Always a pleasure reading you. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe! I love it. It would have indeed if we had that power. My mind contemplates those things sometimes Lydia for I question everything in any book and look beyond and behind. So glad you have visited and shared. Take care and be safe.

[light and ashes]

Cool! :) It's been a while since I reviewed you I thought I'd stop by. This was fantastic, and the ending was unexpected.

[Sami Khalil]

Hi dear poet. You are welcome any time. I'm glad you have visited and shared. Thank you.

[light and ashes]

You're welcome :) and thanks

[Sami Khalil]

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[iceintheattic]

Hi there Sami,

this automatically took me straight into the legend of Korra plus the air bender. I am intrigued & astounded :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hi there dear poet. I'm so glad you like this imaginative story and honored by your visit. Thank you kindly for all.

[iceintheattic]

You’re very welcome 😊😊

[Sami Khalil]

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[Sami Khalil]

My inspiration was: What if someone at the time of Noah had set fire to his ark to stop the fate humanity was facing. What would have happened?

[Katrina Mckeown]

A very intriguing write Sami.. I didn’t understand it all but got the gist of it .. was a bit like watching an old movie about warlocks and such.. I had to look up incubis... a ghostly demon who likes to have intercourse with sleeping women and as I read on might be a bio sexual ghost.. anyways good intriguing write.

[Katrina Mckeown]

I for 1 am glad you became a fire dragon. :)

[Katrina Mckeown]

Saving humanity :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha! Hi Katrina. I'm so glad you enjoyed this write and I'm so pleased when you visit and share. As you know, we can all be transformed, even in the blink of an eye. Transformation is powerful and the most powerful ones are the ones done within. My philosophical question or gist is that:"Can we save humanity with all efforts and ways even if God has doomed something to happen or pass by His Will as in the case of Noah? What if someone foiled the plan?
I guess I'll keep imagining...

[Katrina Mckeown]

Yes Sami keep imagining and keep the poems and stories coming

[Sami Khalil]

I will. Thank you for the encouragement and inspiration...

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank you for your writings:) my pleasure.

[Sami Khalil]

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[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Sami... we all become fire dragons when we see our world leaning into disparity... all the goals we have worked toward torn apart by foolish dreamers of a utopia beyond a possibility.
And now we have a fear of sudden death for the elderly. Will poets be spared or disappear. truly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Patricia. I do agree and it is a sad reality, isn't it? We will keep our faith and hope up for the life after. I also wanted to illustrate how things can change so fast as far as events. Thank you so much and as always God bless.

[Patricia Wedel]

Our beautiful world is ablaze with the touch of a life threatening event... we must gather rose buds in prayers that God in his infinite mercy has a plan... that though we walk in the valley of the shadow of death ... His rod and Staff will comfort us. truly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

So true and well said. Pray we must lest we turn to dust....

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

I like this. Didn't fully grip all of it, but wasn't necessary to enjoy the read.

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Wanda! It is ok. Thank you so much for the visit and comment. You can send a read request when you post...

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

You mean, you don't automatically rush to click on my name every time you see it? I'd be crushed if I weren't snickering deviously.

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

oh wait, you mean, you haven't already subscribed? *Gasp*

[Sami Khalil]

"Those will be an incubus shrouding the fate of man in chaos, conflict and gyres- paradigm shifts so to speak."
SK