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The Dragon Called Drac - - - (a dragon poem for St George's Day)
By Josie
23 April 2008


They say that dragons are extinct - but can you be sure?







                    Drac was a dragon who was very brave.
                    He lived by himself in an underground cave.  
                       He scared everyone with his little games -
  
                       He'd open his mouth and blow out flames.
 

                    His tail was wavy and his neck was long -
                    The claws on his feet were big and strong.
  
                        
Drac never had friends who'd come to play,
  
                       
For all who saw him would run away.
 

                    Dragons. like us, of course, get old -
                    And Drac quite often felt far from bold.  
                        
Instead of fighting. he’d run and hide,
  
                        And often he stayed indoors and cried.
 

                    Below the world, in caverns deep,
                    Drac spent his days and nights asleep.  
                      
"He'll not come out again" folk said.
  
                       And this was true for Drac was dead.
 

                    There's no more dragons, people think,
                    The scientists say they're all extinct.  
                       But, if you should hear a fearsome roar,
  
                       I'd hurry home and bolt your door.
  




                 

                    Copyright 2008
                    www.whiteheadm.co.uk

                   

Reviews

Written by Fledermaus (3160 comments posted) 23rd April 2008
Don't they still live in Wales? :p 
St. George's Day? Sort of an English equivalent of Saint Patrick's day? I wouldn't even know who the patron saint of the Netherlands is (Saint Nicholas is only patron of Amsterdam). 
 
Nice poem.
We want Drac back!
Written by edjones (14 comments posted) 24th April 2008
Hello Josie. What a super poem but how terrible that Drac is dead! 
All our hopes and delicious fears of ever seeing him...gone! 
Please, couldn't you arrange for him to be sleeping so that for the  
right child - or adult - he may one day reappear? The poem begins 
splendidly with a wonderful rhythm and rhyme that we all love in such 
poems - I just want to be left in hope! I do understand that it is important for children to be led to some understanding of the finality 
of death...so, if it must be... 

Written by Bonbon (15 comments posted) 24th April 2008
I felt a little bit sorry for Drac because I liked him but in heavan there will be lots more dragons for him to play with so he will be happy and he won't scare human beings there. I really liked the poem because there are not many poems about dragons.

Written by Josie (2536 comments posted) 24th April 2008
Ed, I am sorry you want to be left in hope with Drac, but look what Bonbon has said: Perhaps you will meet him in heaven one day. Now there is hope for you at last. Thank you both for your nice reviews.

Written by PuppyWuppy (18 comments posted) 26th April 2008
So sad about Drac, but a super dooper poem (I would expect nothing less!)

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