Thursday, June 25, 2015

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DRAGON FLIGHT
to spit you out
like a worm
wriggling free in the earth-filled mire

black enough is
the unconscious cloud hovering
within the frame of night

where ashes spill from the hand
of man there is no one to hear
the breath of dragons cry

only fantasy can leap that far
falling to earth as if
on tiptoes of fire
© gillena cox


written for the challenge
Words Count With Mama Zen
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
to choose some word from the given list of 23 "ultraconserved words" that have remained relatively unchanged since the Ice Age; recently identified by a British researchers study; and write a poem of 60 words or less.

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28 comments:

  1. SusanJune 25, 2015 at 5:24 PM

    Shall we leap higher than that to hear the crying of dragons? Neat!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 25, 2015 at 8:16 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Susan

      Much love...

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyJune 25, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    I like the "breath of dragon's cry" and "tiptoes of fire."

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  3. Maude LynnJune 25, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    "only fantasy can leap that far"

    I really like that, Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 25, 2015 at 8:18 PM

      Thanks for your really interesting prompt today Zen

      Much love....

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  4. kaykualaJune 25, 2015 at 8:36 PM

    A dragon ready for the kill obviously! Great lines Gillena!

    Hank

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 25, 2015 at 10:05 PM

      Thanks for dropping by to read mine Hank

      Much love...

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  5. MargaretJune 25, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    Thank God for Fantasy!

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  6. HannahJune 25, 2015 at 10:39 PM

    Love your title and the way it ties into your closing! Great read!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 26, 2015 at 3:12 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Hannah

      Much love...

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  7. JimJune 25, 2015 at 11:40 PM

    I love the 'tiptoe on fires' bit. That is walking gingerly, like a cat walking on fence with broken glass on the top side. Nice Gillena.
    ..

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  8. Kerry O'ConnorJune 26, 2015 at 5:55 AM

    I love this poem, Gillena. It underlines everything I think is so important in the value of escaping into fiction.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 26, 2015 at 11:43 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Kerry

      Much love...

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 26, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Beautifully written. (And I am very keen on dragons.)

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  10. Debi SwimJune 26, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    "only fantasy can leap that far" I am so thankful for writers who can help my fantasy see dragons and others fantastic things.

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  11. LolamouseJune 26, 2015 at 2:22 PM

    Wonderful melding of fantasy and poetry!

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  12. C.C.June 26, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    Love that first stanza and your use of the word "mire"---that opening pulls us in so powerfully!

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  13. brudbergJune 26, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    Love this saga.. really a delightful tale.. very nice

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  14. grapelingJune 26, 2015 at 11:48 PM

    in some cultures, 'worm' is another name for dragon... ~

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 26, 2015 at 11:52 PM

      Oh good thanks for that bit. I wasn't aware of this. Happy you dropped in grapeling

      Much love...

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  15. Sweeper of DreamsJune 28, 2015 at 12:01 AM

    Very cool - love what you did with it! Cool picture, too, which set the image of elfen surfing (on leaves!) to mind. (Lol, I actually initially read "only fantasy can leap that far" as "can leaf that far.") Cheers!

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  16. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Sweeper

    much love...

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