In my mind’s eye, I see them fly:
Spiny leaves become dragons on high.
They chase my dreams in the moonlight
Following dust devils up out of sight.
Day comes, catching them in the sky.
They sleep like puppies, and so do I.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
32 thoughts on “Dragon Spines”
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It’s a great picture, but I LOVE the poem. Read you later
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Thank you!
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Dragons they are! Perfect capture, both the image and poem 🙂 x
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LOL Thanks!! 🙂
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I can see why you see dragons – very creative! I believe they could quite easily fly!! 😉
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I think they do. I’m glad you saw dragons, too. 🙂
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Magical, Brenda.
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Yeah! Thanks! 🙂
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Super duper coooooool! (You’d think I could’ve left that unsaid and just implied/accepted, but … I couldn’t.) 🙂
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LOL I’m glad you were moved to comment! 🙂
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ah – life after the suns goes down, a whole other world of magic )
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Indeed, I love nighttime magic. 🙂
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I’ve been away for a while, so haven’t been in touch with your blog – this is a great post to come back to, though!
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I’m so happy to hear from you again. Still nanny-ing?
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Yes, as well as writing. I’ve just returned from holidays, so am finding my feet.
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The school year is underway, and I am trying to find my feet, too. 🙂 My son is about to play cello for me. He’s such a dear. 🙂
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More dragons!!! 🙂 Yaaaaay!!! 🙂 Love it! 🙂
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I’m so happy you do! 🙂
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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So you like photography, then? What kind of camera do you use? I liked your poem 🙂
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I love photography, and I use my iPhone because it’s always in my pocket. I’m glad you liked my poem. 🙂
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They look like they could crawl right out of my screen.
Very cool.
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Thanks, it took me a long time to get the poem right, but the picture was done in an instant. 🙂
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The roots behind the leaves look fierce and dragon-like, too.
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I know, I thought they were very cool! 🙂
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what a wonderful post and words!!
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Thanks!!
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Very cool!
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Thanks!!
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You are welcome!
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What a the world where these dragons fly!
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A great world!! 🙂
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