Dragon

Oh great beast,

Serpent of the west.

With a hide as thick as steel,

Blinding white, and icy,

Glistening.

Make your bed in caverns and coves,

A mossy tomb

Hidden in ruins.

Line it with gems, trinkets and gold,

Greedy.

Magnificent creature!

Graceful demon.

You parry with the wind

And soar the skies.

Child born in flame,

Curiously came to be,

Freest of us all,

Solitary in company.

Feared and revered,

You turn kingdoms to ash

And bone.

Destruction is your nature,

Friendly to fire.