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The Mantra of the Lair

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I sleep with one eye open here
Upon this bed of gold and jewels
That greedy knights would try to steal---
Fat, iron-plated thieves who roast deliciously
In the heat of my fiery breath.

I'm not sure of the meter, but then a dragon isn't going to be the best poet, right?

...illustration by Wayne Anderson, from that marvelous book, The Flight of Dragons...
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snicker1's avatar
dragons are notorious for doing things improperly, such as collecting gold and jewels and virgin females, none of which they can use and eating those who can and invade their lair to lay their impious hands on the dragon's property!