Category Archives: dragon poems

how to tame your dragon

Posted on April 10, 2023 by whimsygizmo

start with your own fiery heart, the way it stops and starts. these ember’d -breath deaths are rare, and far between. they’re mostly looking for some -place to call home, some sky to call their own (and aren’t we all?) name her softly, with a hum of … Continue reading →

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the intricate stories of smallish dragons

Posted on April 7, 2023 by whimsygizmo

:: you can only hear them if you breathe the breeze. :: In April, she poems.

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smallish dragon sneezes

Posted on April 7, 2023 by whimsygizmo

if it pleases (the court, the bees, the day), we shall hold our breaths and say godblessyou to the sky. :: In April, she poems.

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That Time the Supervillains Stopped by Wilding Wood

Posted on April 24, 2022 by whimsygizmo

So, the Wildlings (those wayward rebel-rogue princesses) thought they’d thought of everything – with tricks and traps and surly dragons to guard against nosey princes and bully kings – until the Supervillain Infiltration of 2022. Those crafty maleficent heels bribed the dragons with shiny things and sang … Continue reading →

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Flibbertigibbet

Posted on April 20, 2022 by whimsygizmo

(another poem gone rogue) It’s not my fault,really. This poem has chosen her own name. Also her own war-drobe, which somewhat explains the periwinkle pointed hat and purple pumps with stripey socks (what is she, a witch?) Hey, at least it’s not her birthday suit, like last … Continue reading →

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we wee dragons

Posted on April 18, 2022 by whimsygizmo

we are the smallish ones, of tiny scales and silver tails sealedin scarlet slip of sky. we drink from butter-cups and saucer moonto soothe our embered tongues. we sing in hum -mingbird thrum. we wee beasties swallow fallen stars to stoke our shine. and we find … Continue reading →

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The Significance of Sizeable Dragons

Posted on April 11, 2022 by whimsygizmo

They’re vast in their spangled skin, gargantuan , stupendous. Tremendous, reallyhow they fly,become the sky as they blot the sun. We’ve got a huge crush on the blue one; if you’re patient at sunrise, she sings. The green giant’s got a secret stash of tinytreasured things. The puce one’s … Continue reading →

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smallish dragon visits the library

Posted on April 5, 2022 by whimsygizmo

fantasy’s not really his thing, but he gets fired up by the true crime. all evidence suggests he’s been here before, as some pageshave gone slightly charred, and others are just missing (sometimes he gets hungry be-fore the thing is solved.) he’s resolved himself to … Continue reading →

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dragon rave

Posted on November 5, 2021 by whimsygizmo

they’re all scales and tails and violence, until the rum hits just right, and the night turns starry-eyed and quiet. it starts with the hum of the toothless one and then the green-striped gronk joins in. it’s a victory song, for they’ve fought hard and long and … Continue reading →