# Fires of the Earth

Author: ShingetsuMoon
Tags: Dragon, Fantasy, Fire Dragon, Poem, Poetry, volcano

#19 of Poems

A poem I wrote about the Ashevi, or fire dragons, from my story Reign of Ice. This poem will be in the poetry book I'm working on.

Have you ever gazed upon  
the mighty volcano as it  
spews forth fire from the   
deepest parts of the earth?

Have you ever seen the  
mighty dragon as it lays  
amidst the boiling lava pits  
it calls home?

Listen to the hissing and  
churning of their body as   
it withstands temperatures  
and chemicals that would  
kill any lesser being within  
minutes.

The flames of the earth  
rage within their chest   
as steam hot enough to   
kill pours forth from horn  
and frill.

Fearsome claws and sharp  
fangs show only the slightest   
curl of smoke. Hiding weapons  
that can melt stone and metal   
with barely a hint of effort.

Broad wings tattooed with  
marks of fire carry them  
through the sky and across  
giant volcanoes and lakes  
of fire.

Cloaked in fumes of smoke  
and ash they fly through  
the clouds and over lands  
rich in farms and forest.

The flames of the dragon   
are always ready and waiting  
for just the right spark to ignite  
them and send its heat blazing   
towards the sky once again.

Smoke rises during the day  
as the glow from their fire  
lights up the horizon at night.

Nothing burns hotter then  
the dragon's flames for even  
the scorching heat of their scales   
can burn others to the bone.

Within their breast is fire  
from the deepest parts of the   
earth. Flames that will burn  
away all those who dare to  
oppose them.

They turn their rage not  
on the innocent but upon  
the wicked. For these are  
not mindless beasts of legend  
but warriors who live to   
defend those who serve them.

Never mistake their desire  
for peace as weakness.  
For an enraged dragon   
will stop at nothing to   
ensure that justice is  
served upon the wicked.

And rumor has it that  
the pain from their fire  
never fades away.

--Written September 1st, 2014

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/zeRDVl3n
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