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Dagon: First View of the Castle
Escape Escape
The
boy with cat & duck
trying
to escape the anguish
violent
men lusting with senseless terror
burned
his village flat, with fire, guns
In
a rage of snarling heat
Family
and friends dead or fled
bombs
ate the whole of life
Rains
had come
tears of the missing god
Boy
headed up unsurfaced roads
To
hide among the hills
Up
roads of mud sucking his boots
In
and out, heavy with noises jolly and frightful
his
feet a voice kissing and spitting
fighting
to survive calling yes calling
a
missing earth god for help
he
could hardly pull his wagon
which
held the cat, few clothes
something
like food, a book or to
so
red, so red, wheels sliding not turning
droning
a chorus with his feet
Cat
nobly sits, commanding the scene
arrogant
with doubt and faith
Boy
stopped, breathing deep
Entering
the hamlet, barely a town at all
surrounding
suddenly by monkey boys
pelting
laughter like stones into his mind
the
duck honked bravely
as
if sticking out his tongue
mocking
the taunts and insult
with
his own arrogant veneer
his
beak and flapping wings
kept
the boys at bay
A
dragon comes over the hill
the
mud dries beneath his feet
his
long neck swings like a rope
as
he observes the scene
nodding
to the boy
as
if he were king
with
silent flaming eyes
he
glares at the monkey boys
lighting
theirs with fear
they
bow with absolute quiet
swallowing
their breath
frozen
statues in terror
Dragon
walks to boy and nods toward his back
“I
am called Dagon, the owner of these hills
I
shall be your friend, for kindness
Holds
the color of your eyes
And
the steadfast faith abides
Do
ride up my back, you and your good friends”
He
nods towards cat and duck
lifting
up the wagon,
cat
bows with humble grace
lowered
upon the great wide back
duck
flies up, extending wing
as
if to shake a hand
bowing
too with thanks upon his breath
A
hand to help the boy astride
they
start the peaceful ride
across
the high terrain
the
bleak road appeared to change
into
satin, silk and stone
with
comforting green moss
waving
ferns and trillium in red and white
with
views into the peaceful valley
and
then saw far up ahead
a
castle strong and mighty
white
and blue with gold gleaming
bathed
in a ray of sunlight
the
dream had come to reality
dragon
conquered the little knight
with
the beauty of the world
and
magic of pure life
picking
up from a notes found in a notebook from several years ago
