Poems

Here are a few of my poems - I think all of the ones currently displayed date back to my sophomore year of high school. Maybe that should be incentive to write a few more.

Fantasy

The wind whispers softly in my ear
Telling me about places
Unknown
And legends swallowed by the eons.
Tales of gold,
Dragon's wings, and fairy flight;
Beams of pale moonlight
And radiant dawns.
I sit,
Thinking of a time when dreams came true.

Gone

Where have all the dragons gone?
No one really knows.
Some say they never existed,
That they were just a figment of our imaginations,
But others say they were real,
That there was a huge population.
Why have all the dragons gone?
No one really knows.
Some say they died,
That they were all killed by knights,
But others say they left our world
And removed from us their might.
I wish the dragons would return from where they've gone,
But no one thinks they will.
Some say they left for a reason,
That they wearied of their deaths being so tragic.
But others say they had no choice,
That our world could no longer sustain their magic.
Where have all the dragons gone?
Is there any way we can bring them back?
Perhaps if you and I believe enough,
Believe in our hearts that they exist,
They will believe in us,
And come back from their land of mist.

Firebird

Life is a golden phoenix,
Beautiful from the moment of birth.
It soars through the sky,
Oblivious to all concerns.
It glides along serenely,
Resting in the knowledge that
It is safe from all predators.
Tragedy strikes without warning
When it sets fire to itself
Without knowing why.
Sorrow for the loss of such a creature is great,
But it does not last forever.
Out of the ashes it rises
With more splendor than it ever had before.

Stuff of Dreams

Unicorns have come, and unicorns have gone.
No longer can they be found.
In the mists of time they have vanished;
Cobalt eyes and mane of silver, never to be seen.
Opal horn and hoof will never flash again,
Remembered only by those who believe.
Now they live in the imaginations of many,
Soaring through the night on wings made of starlight.