August is cruel baking the earth underneath a blanket of haze.
Category: Poetry
TOP 100 Books Collected by a Dragon
Welcome to Dragons Den’s 100th post! To celebrate this monumental occasion, I have collected a list of my top 100 books. Each book on the list is a book that 1) … Continue reading TOP 100 Books Collected by a Dragon
Where Trees Fall
Rich nutrients are locked away in fallen trees. A treasure awaits release in fallen trees. I harvest corpses: redwood, sycamore, pine, oak. I cobble together tables from fallen trees. Bay … Continue reading Where Trees Fall
Dragon’s Den (Poem Draft)
A cave a faint golden glow a whale’s rib cage captured in stone arches above you the gilded gleam of a serpentine woman watches you watch her her eyes burning … Continue reading Dragon’s Den (Poem Draft)
We Are Children
a tantrum a fit an explosion of expression from 2 years of life and I breathe in and out in and out in and out for you and me I … Continue reading We Are Children
Om
I am the milky way staring at itself from one limited vantage point. Insignificantly significant as a slight imbalanced equation at the beginning of space time.
What I always wanted to Say . . .
What I always wanted to say to you lied underneath lake pebbles. What I always wanted to say got tangled in water lily roots. What I always wanted to say … Continue reading What I always wanted to Say . . .
Strength in Fragility
Anansi wove man from stardust spun spider thread an empty egg sack waiting for countless suns to fill it. Steel breaks where Anansi pulls taunt against gravity yet each fragile … Continue reading Strength in Fragility
Fourth of July Poetry
Tomorrow marks another milestone in Dragon’s Den’s history. As many in the US know, tomorrow is the Independence Day — the day each year we celebrate the signing of the … Continue reading Fourth of July Poetry
Candied Time
I’ve sweetened you with Monday’s trepidation pouring out crystal powdery drop drop drops I’ve laced you with Tuesday’s exhaustion slicing up yellow bitter crop crop crops I’ve stirred you with … Continue reading Candied Time
The Literary Dragon 