Monday, 16 January 2012

Dragon's return

I posted this a little over two years ago. This seemed an appropriate time to give the icy beast another outing.











I once saw you in a cloud, your belly full of setting sun,

Your open jaws and scaly frame descending over fields of wheat.

Then you were lost, a sunken shape, a monstrous form undone,

'Til winter's blast brought you to claim a place here at my feet.
Posted by Martin at 17:10
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12 comments:

  1. I missed this the first time, so I'm very glad you resurrected, "the dragon"!
    Just curious, have you seen the animated, "How To Train Your Dragon"? It is wonderful!

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    1. Thanks, Kat. No, I haven't seen this one, but will keep an eye open for it.

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  4. I’m glad you re-posted too. Do I take it that it’s a wee bit frosty in UK?

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    1. Thank you. Yes,the past few mornings have been as white as snow. We're on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border and, as in many rural areas, the frosts here are usually pretty harsh.

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    2. I remember it well Martin, and, as I said to Alan, I’m really not missing it at all. I had some lovely pictures I took of frosted cobwebs on the school gate one morning on my last year there, but I can’t find them (apart from on the archived school website, where they are very tiny). It’s a shame as I would have loved to have used them as a prompt for a poem on the blog.

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  5. I'm glad you brought the dragon out again! It's been a bit like that in Aberdeen lately, too. (And - for some reason your blog doesn't seem able to recognise my WordPress i.d., I wonder why?)

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    1. I'll bet it was pretty raw in Aberdeen. I don't know why my blog doesn't recognise your Wordpress i.d. Your comments are coming through loud and clear, and your blog is being picked up on my blogroll. Strange.

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  6. Yes, winter's finally arrived here too. Beautiful ice shapes invite us to get lyrical.

    Would you believe that I'd rather have milder conditions back again?

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  7. I remember this one! Excellent then, excellent now!

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