{"sf1_id":391208,"sf2_id":null,"title":"Castle in the Sky","author":"Jacko Hyena","words":369,"posted_at":"2012-06-17T16:06:00.000Z","tags":["Compassion","Dragon","Dream","Fantasy","M/solo","Poetry","Rhyme"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/391208-castle-in-the-sky","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/391208","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=391208\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"#1 of Poetry\n\nWell... I felt bad for having spent so long to upload FH 5 on SoFurry, so I decided to write a short poem as a gift for all those who waited patiently for me to update. :3 Thanks again guys, and I hope you enjoy! This was based off a dream that I once had as a child ^_^ so excuse the lack of detail, because I can't remember much...","content":"Crumbling stones, rustic walls,\n\nA floating city that never falls.\n\nOh, serve thy lord that lives within,\n\nLive no moment of chagrin.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nLight that guides us to that course,\n\nThy king's actions know no remorse.\n\nKnowing all, learning a passion,\n\nEyes filled with great compassion.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nTake thou mind and treasure well\n\nFor this is where the dragon dwells.\n\nListen to the gypsy songs\n\nOf this world that lies beyond.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nAsk thy creature of no malice,\n\nWhat is hidden in its palace.\n\nGold, glittering mountains of gold,\n\nBuried secrets that were foretold.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nTouch thy gold and thou will see,\n\nGreed, the binder, cannot leave.\n\nTake thy warning, listen now,\n\nOr feel the wrath of the dragon's vow.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nGuard all treasure the castle protects,\n\nTrap thy souls of disrespect.\n\nKnowledge is power, limitless still.\n\nLife's too short to miss the thrill.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nCastle, castle, in the sky,\n\nI wave my hand, a last goodbye.\n\nThose with hearts, truly pure,\n\nWill meet the dragon, rest assured.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe dragon is not a beast of horror,\n\nBut a grateful gift to each explorer.\n\nJustice follows in its wake,\n\nThe truth that will never break.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThis dragon of hope, faith, and dreams,\n\nExists within the light that gleams.\n\nPenetrating the deepest dark,\n\nThe dragon brings that tiny spark.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nHope that brightens our few days,\n\nShower the dragon with our praise.\n\nThat faint light blazed more and more,\n\nUntil there were, fires galore.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFrom the black ashes of the night\n\nThe dragon grinned in great delight.\n\nForming and shaping a dense sphere,\n\nThe dragon started Earth's first year.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt needed help, that he knew,\n\nSo he leaned down and softly blew.\n\nAnd with his small breath of life,\n\nHe lay his plans of no strife.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd yet we fought, with no return,\n\nThe dragon left with great concern.\n\nTo his castle, he flew in regret,\n\nHis sadness we may never forget.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nRetreating somewhere, somewhere out there,\n\nHe left us on the world we share.\n\nAlas, he did not leave us alone,\n\n\u0026nbsp; A gift, he left, in the hearts we own.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nA little reminder of his creation,\n\nHe left to us our imagination.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}