by Mary Etta Metcalf
the dragon sat complacently looking at the unicorn as it grazed
'tell me little unicorn how your golden horn upon your head doth work?'
raising its head chewing thoughtfully he finally turned to the dragon
wisdom comes unto the dragon and the unicorn as they talk
'a good question to ask oh mighty dragon but a harder one to answer'
the dragon looked confused thought about it for awhile then asked another
'if it is hard to answer does that infer that you are not sure yourself?'
wisdom comes unto the dragon and the unicorn as they talk
'yes that is true, i know what it can do, alas i do not know how it is done'
totally abashed by the reply again he picked up a bone and began to eat it
'it amazes me to think that something that is part of you is also unknown to you'
wisdom comes unto the dragon and the unicorn as they talk
'it really doesn't bother me, for i know it works upon an evil thought and destroys'
the dragon digested this bit of information than placidly placed the bone down
'well little unicorn, i can see now that i must control my evil thoughts around you'
wisdom comes unto the dragon and the unicorn as they talk
the unicorn once again lowered his head silently began to graze in comfort
the dragon mulled this over staring at the sky then slowly picked up his bone
never noticing the grin upon the unicorns mouth as he continued to graze
wisdom comes unto the dragon and the unicorn as they talk
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ABOUT THE POET ~
i write out of love for words....the style i use is free verse, where i can create who i am..., i began writing while i cared for my mother, who had alzheimers, as a form of therapy for me....when she died, the poetry stayed with me....now i write about everything....life...love....betrayals....philosophy...nature...fantasy and some dark poetry....where ever my fancy seems to be at the time....i use my personal knowledge and experiences with a lot of them, i am a very private person who enjoys my animals, my grandchildren, my children, when they let me, and the love of my life., several of my poems have appeared in the Taj Mahal Review and some anthologies....i have written three books of poetry, my first was my therapy book, all the poems i had written while caring for my mother called "When There Are Dragons There is Alzheimers". my second book "Through the Maze of Life" was the start of my growth, my third and most recent book is called "Thoughtful Whispers" poems of a growing poet.....my website is www.pegesus.weebly.com
Last updated August 10, 2011