DRAGON WARRIOR
Upon a
mountain crest
Near a
chasms edge
A dragon
with scorching breath
Sits ready
on a ledge
Red eyes
gleam in fury
A smile
splits its maw
Jaws snap
in a hurry
It slashes
with a claw
But the
warrior is too fast
Dodging the
fateful blow
The attacks
safely pass
Throwing
off his foe
With his
sword he slashes
Into the
dragons flesh
Out the
weapon lashes
Cutting
through a scaly mesh
Then the
creatures roars
In a burst
of crimson fire
The warrior
it abhors
His death
it now desires
The fighter
seeks escape
But it
burns across his chest
The
dragon's mouth agape
It singes
his naked breast
Injured he
raises his sword
Awaiting
the next attack
The
monster's tail sweeps forward
Speeding
towards his back
Slicing
through the air
It connects
with the readied weapon
The tail it
easily shears
Cutting in
one split second
The dragon
rears up in pain
Revealing
its underside
Power the
warrior regains
And in his
weapon slides
Back the
creature stumbles
Falling off
the battle ledge
Loud its
final roar did rumble
Slipping
off the mountains edge
Disappearing
into the night
The duel he
has won
Riding off
out of sight
The battle
is finally done
~ Adam Wiemers ~
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