Where Sleeping Dragons Lie

Watch your step

Image provided by and used with permission from Jann Christoph von der Pütten

Just beyond the fairy’s gate
Stoney guardian lies in wait
Now there is no grand debate
Where sleeping dragons hide

Beware the stones beyond the trees
Basking in the autumn breeze
Take your steps with care and ease
Where sleeping dragons rest

Mind the words which once foretold
The battles fought with warriors bold
Searching for the creature’s gold
Where sleeping dragons dream

Thank the gods to which you pray
For the chance to see this day
Nature’s king in full display
Where sleeping dragons lie

This piece is a response to a prompt written by Jann Christoph von der Pütten. This is from his Prompt #2 — The Fairy Gate. Check out his post and see if you can’t come up with something to write about from one of his five prompts.

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