{"sf1_id":739635,"sf2_id":"3eg8waPm","title":"Eyes of the Eagle","author":"ShingetsuMoon","words":180,"posted_at":"2014-08-05T00:30:00.000Z","tags":["Griffin","Gryphon","Poem","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/739635-eyes-of-the-eagle","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/3eg8waPm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/52/69/52693fc6-906a-4ce9-971c-0681dfecd8a2","description":"#18 of Poems\n\nWhile this poem is for a poetry book I'm putting together if you want a great book about griffins (also spelled griffon, gryphon, and gryfon) then check out the books Song of the Summer King and Skyfire by Jess E. Owen.","content":"Soaring through the clouds  \nwith wings as strong as steel.  \nEyes as bright as the sun  \ncapture all that goes on beneath.  \n  \nGreat winds and pounding  \nstorms are but child's play  \nfor the mighty feathered wings.  \n  \nAll others bow beneath the   \nshadow of their king. A   \nbeast who rules the land  \nunchallenged.  \n  \nGuarding the most rare  \nand valuable of treasures  \nfrom prying eyes who   \nwould seek to spirit them  \naway.  \n  \nWeave your plans in darkness  \nif you wish, but know that   \nnothing escapes farsighted   \ngaze of the eagle.  \n  \nCome with swords, with  \nlances, with fire. Nothing  \nescapes the mighty griffin's  \nire.  \n  \nHe has the courage of a lion.  \nShe has the rage of lioness  \ndefending her young.  \n  \nTogether they are king and  \nqueen of all that lies under  \nthe sun.  \n  \nCome for their treasure.  \nCome for their majestic wings.  \nCome for their young or  \ncome for their very lives.  \n  \nA griffin fears no one and  \nbacks down from no challengers.  \n  \nFor nothing escapes the  \nmighty gaze of an eagle  \nand nothing can stir fear  \nwithin the breast of a lion.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poems","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/736286-improve-the-silence.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/777248-fires-of-the-earth.json"}}