{"sf1_id":1223924,"sf2_id":"k1VQdjNn","title":"Somewhere on the Summit","author":"charles_they","words":205,"posted_at":"2017-08-08T02:29:23.000Z","tags":["Dragon","Fantasy","Horror","Kobold","Mountain","Poem","Poetry","Scaly","mining","narrative"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1223924-somewhere-on-the-summit","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/k1VQdjNn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/ec/39/ec39a05a-5394-4925-8f6a-9ad44edc04c7","description":"On the origin of species...","content":"### Somewhere on the Summit\n\nOnce tales were told,\n\nin days of old,\n\nof ranges wreathed in glinting gold,\n\nwhen Man was rich as he was bold,\n\nand sights were something to behold—\n\nOn peril's peak, they seeked the prize\n\nthat brought about the brief demise\n\nof all who'd followed to the rise:\n\nthe gold and gems of monstrous size—\n\nAnd somewhere on the summit lies\n\na sleeping serpent of the skies—\n\nA storm struck then,\n\nwith rage and yen,\n\na screaming keen beyond their ken—\n\nthat led a thousand lesser men\n\ninto the earth—\n\na dragon's den—\n\nAnd in those depths, they found reprise—\n\nthey waited long—\n\nthey lost supplies—\n\nuntil the darkness took their eyes,\n\nand gave them greed—\n\nand changed their guise—\n\nAnd somewhere on the summit lies\n\na dreaming drake that never dies—\n\nAnd so they said,\n\nthose men were dead,\n\nand something sprung up in their stead:\n\na creature clad in scales of red—\n\na scaly kind the dragons bred—\n\nNow mothers warn, _\"Avoid the Highs—_\n\n_and listen closely for their cries—_\n\n_the Kobolds may be small in size,_\n\n_but they eat men like men eat pies.\"_\n\nAnd somewhere on the summit lies\n\na wasting wyrm both wan and wise.","series":{"name":"Poetry Postings","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1220895-the-diplomat.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1225415-the-world-s-worst-lasagna.json"}}