1. CHILDE WYNDE

Castle of Bamburgh their lived
The kings of Northumberland
A small village, deep in granite
An old king with two children

Childe Wynde was off at war
Margaret took care of home
A new queen in the manor
Cold beauty and cruel nature
A great banquet favored Margaret
And tensions grew with the queen
The queen cast her evil spell
And Margaret woke as a Dragon

The transformation horror
Exhausted poor Margaret
And she passed out, bright and early
The castle fills with cries
Hungry dragon Margaret

Everyone ran in fear
The dragon coiled on Spindlestone Heugh
The people gathered, found wizards
Who denounced the queen’s evil

Word was sent to childe Wynde
King refused to believe
Childe Wynde sailed for England
A ship made from sorb wood

Come upon a spectacle
Sprites on the peaks of waves
Dazzling teeth and blazing eyes
They circled around the main mast
Skittle sapwood saves the ship
Sprites retreat, ship gains shore
Queen alone conceives new spells
Dragon stopping, blocked the ship

Twice beaten Childe Wynde
Landed a shore further down
Gulls spout, a fog engulfs them
Scary face upon the fog

Childe Wynde drew sword
As he faced the Dragon
Dragon gave a great cry
Hearing Margaret’s voice inside
How to save her
Sheathed his sword
Kneeled in front of the dragon
Breath burned cheeks and eyes
Twice childe Wynde kissed poisonous lips
Sharp blades, lacerating mouth
Childe Wynde gave the final kiss
And the Dragon decayed

Melted into Margaret
They took her to the castle
All happy but the queen
Childe Wynde and the queen

Sapwood skittle against the strand
He found her in the corner
Fear in her eyes
Branch of the Sorb
The rod touched the queen
A cry and then a toad
Childe Wynde laughing
A croak from a cave


2. MOO

Great Dragon Goddess of the Hawaiians
Bring the Dragons, the Kupua Dragons
From the hidden land of Kane
To the Hawaiian Islands
Dragons and kupuas
Spirit servants of the Gods

She lived in the pit
Nuuanu Valley clay
A place called Luapalolo
The pit of sticky clay
Dragons find your homes
Spread out around the islands

The precipice of Nuuanu Valley
Just above Honolulu
After many long years
Lived two dragon women
They formed 2 large stones
With miraculous power
One stone long and smooth
The other round and rough

Long stone on seaward side
Leaves of ferns cover Hau-ola
The other stone Ha-puu
Lehua flowers are Kupuas

Ha-Muki lived in the deep pools
Near the place of Ka-mo-o-loa
The long journeys that dragons make
Over the plains of Waialua
She and her descendants guard
And destroy those who travel this way

The Self-Reliant Dragon
Brought the dragons, the Kupua dragons
The Self-Reliant Dragon
Brought the dragons, the Kupua dragons
You have the power to
Grant us, Grant us safe passage


3. RED DRAGON

A great sign did appear
Woman clothed with the sun
The great moon under feet
A garland of twelve stars
With child, in great pain
Great fiery Red Dragon
Seven heads and ten horns
Seven diadems on his heads

His tail drew upon
A third of the stars in space
He threw them to earth
The Dragon faced the Woman
Waiting to devour her child at birth

Woman bore male child
Who would rule over all
Woman fled, wilderness
And fed for 1260 days
War broke out
Angels, Dragon
Neither side victorious
The Dragon was cast down
Dragon raged against earth

Dragon against woman
With her offspring
The red dragon commanded
All of the world
Wore his mark on their right hand
And their foreheads
Three unclean spirits like frogs
From the mouth of the Dragon
An angel came down
Key to the bottomless pit
Great chains in his hand
He grabbed the Dragon
And bound him for 1000 years


4. APOPHIS

Apophis
Giant water snake
The demon
The land of Egypt
Ra hunter
A fearsome serpent

Apep
Head of stone
Jealous of Ra
And all his power

Apep
When Ra returned
Would attack
And try to consume

Apep
The great dragon
Sleeping magic
And put them to sleep

Apep
Ra is too strong
Celestial river
And swallow it up

Apep
You can strand Ra
None can kill you
And set boasts your death

Apep
Swallow the barque
Millions of years
Enemy of the sun

Apophis
Evil dragon
Grew from darkness
Always seeking
To devour
the sun
Apophis

Apep
Wage the battle
If you were to win
Eternal darkness

Apep
God of evil
Jealousy rage
You killed Osiris

Apep
Isis revenge
Her son of magic
Beware of Horus

Apep
Horus, sun god
Engaged in battle
Neither to win

Apep
Beware the gods
None of them like you
Banished from them

Apep
Hypnotize Ra
His entourage
Darkness forever


5. THE PRINCE AND THE DRAGON

Eldest prince rode out to hunt
A rabbit appeared, led to mill
Prince followed and found a Dragon
Fiery tongue coiled around him
Never to be seen again
Second prince rode out to hunt
And it all happened to him
Youngest prince rode out to hunt
Young prince turned to hunt elsewhere

Old woman outside
He greeted and asked
“My son, no rabbit”
“Just a Big DRAGON!”
Prince asked her
Come with him
She refused
Dragon’s prisoner
They made a plan
“Tell me your strength”
“I’ll kiss that place”
Then told the secret
Of Dragons strength
Prince returned
Woman told him
Prince left and wandered

He found kingdom of the dragon
Presented to king, offered the herd
Beside the lake, outside the city
Richest lands, your flock will lead you
Beware, none have ever returned

Prince entered water called dragon
“I am waiting for you O Prince”
They wrestled all day, dragon gasped
Dragon said, “I’ll hurl you to the clouds”

Kiss, wish, princess
Dragon let loose
Next day the same
Then on the 3rd day
Princess went with
“Fight me once more”
Kissed on forehead
Prince gave a mighty heave
The dragon broke
Out sprang a boar
Took down the boar
Out flew a pigeon
Pigeon, sparrow
“Please spare me!”
I will tell you
How to free
Every one you ever loved!


6. HEART OF A DRAGON

Each Day they shall arise
To the maddening cries
Of a Dragon and the sight
Of their fallen allies

Their wings once filled the skies
But now they hide
Waiting for the chance to fly
Once more to soar
Above the smoke and roar
Of yet another predator
Man and all he stands for

The Dragons had been told in truce
How the armies would set them loose
And they could build their lives as they choose

But many Dragon deals
Had fallen through
The dragons knew
They would soon be called together
They knew that
They needed their leader

So they amassed at the gate
As a reward for their wait
Their leader would ascend upon them
Armed from head to toe
He begins to show
All the fighting skills
That he has learned

When they take to the skies
All would soon realize
They dragons have come to town…

To see it burn
The armies would retreat
The people would be
Left in the street
Their fate would not be
Theirs to determine

The Dragons saw a chance
For bliss and they
Came to assist the people
To save their homeland

When the world saw this
They would all insist
Within the beast beats
The heart of a Dragon


7. SYBARIS

On the slopes of mount Cirfis
By the city of Delphi
Lived a giant water dragon
Sybaris terrorized them all
Every month she demanded
Innocent boy to devour
Apollo’s priests drew the lots
Alcyoneus was next
Crowned with roses, a cheering crowd
The procession began
And they encountered
Eurybatus the warrior
Soldier stopped procession
Inquired about his fate
Discovering in great horror
He asked to free the boy
“Sacrifice me in his place”
They denied his request
But allowed him to join them
The reached the sacrifice
And all withdrew except
The young boy and the warrior
Dragon emerged from the cave
Expecting a defenseless youth
Then she met eurybatus
The warrior did attack

He slew the great dragon
The scourge of the Dragoness
It came to a bitter end
And a sparkling spring appeared
All along her last breathe
Many years later they founded
Eurybatus, in his honor
A city in Italy, they called Sybaris
In memory of this feat

Sybaris
Mighty Dragon
Terrorize the people
And eat them all
One by one
Until the days are done
Suffer!


8. JAWZAHR

Chase down the sun and the moon
Devour them when you can
Emit from your great tail
A shower of comets

Stream across the vast night sky
Disguised as one of the gods
You drank the sacred potion
And then became immortal

The sun and the moon
They saw everything
Reported trickery

To the gods
This your punishment
A well aimed discus
Severed head from body
Jawzahr immortal
Head and body
The two parts live on

Angry at the sun and the moon
Revealed trick you played on the gods
Catch them if you can
Eat them and cause the eclipse

Chase down the sun and the moon
Devour them when you can
Emit from your great tail
A shower of comets

Jawzahr


9. BEAUTY OF THE BEAST

As St. George
Stepped into
Corridor
He heard a
Mighty roar
The Dragon
Upon him

As the arrows flew
All knew that this could be
Their final hour

The Dragon
He cut loose
Flames of fire
And brimstone
He had planned
A barrage
Of his own
Day ended
Night began
Fires all
You could see
The Dragon
Had just spent
Best army
Ever sent

The Dragon
Had to say
St. George is
All that stands
In my way

And St. George knew
That all he had to do
Was to slay the dragon

A simple task at first
But now the people ask
When is it ending
On, the fight went on
From dusk until dawn
Everyday, a new beginning

Then one day
St. George did
Walk over
To dragon
The great beasts
Tail wagging
St. George said,
“I wish you
Were my friend
Mighty foe
Yes indeed
For I have
Come to know
You as well
As my steed”

And to this
The Dragon
Did reply
“It’s either
You or me”

So the fight continued
And all that’s remembered
The Beauty of the Beast


10. THE PROMISE

If I could find
A treasure inside
For you
It would be true

And I hide
A treasure inside
To give
To my true love

All that I need from you

Dragon inside
Of power and might
To you
It would be true

A promise from you
Secret to keep
Forever
Be my true love

It’s the promise to be true

Union of our lives
Treasure together
For us
It would be true

Now we hide
A treasure inside
To be
With my true love

Your promise to be true


11. FOUR DRAGONS

Four Dragons from China
Lived in the eastern sea
Black Dragon, Long Dragon
Pearl Dragon, Yellow Dragon
Once upon a time
A long time ago
China had no rivers
All depended on the rain
To grow their crops
Then one day
A terrible drought
Hit the land
People suffered and starved
Four Dragons decided
To help the people
They took water from the sea
Sprayed it into the sky
It fell as a rain
And saved the crops
God of the sea
Furious with the four

They took the water
Without permission
Angry sea god
Told the emperor
Emperor punished dragons
Imprisoned under four mountains
Dragons still raged on
To help the people
They turned themselves
Into four rivers
Keep bringing water
To their beloved people
China has received
Its four great rivers
Black, Long, Pearl and Yellow


12. FLY LIKE YOU

All I wished I could do
Is fly like you

Flying across the skies
Into the silence
Of the night
Soaring ever higher

The stars on fire
We glide through the air
Across the land
We have no fear

All I
Ever
Wished I
Could do
Is take
To the
Skies
Like you

Many dreams I’ve been through
To fly like you

Wind in my face
The ground underneath
Flying through the air
Soaring ever higher

Planets aligned
Everything is fine
Wind in my hair
We have no fear

A Dragon smiles at you
Flies like you

Wings beating faster
Gaining momentum
Piercing through the clouds
Soaring ever higher

Climbing to the stars
Glide thinning air
Dragons of the stars
We have no fear


13. MARDUCK AND TIAMAT

In the beginning, was only nothing
The great one Apsu and Tiamat
Tiamat, spirit of salt water
And of the chaos
She was a Dragon
With feathered wings and hardened scales
A lions head, and body so strong
EA, one of their children
Foresee the future, the plans against him
EA, killed Apsu
And Tiamat was furious
Marduck, most powerful
Prepare for battle
Marduck, save EA
And become the Gods Lord

Dragon Tiamat
And all her monsters
They did face off
The battle began
Tiamat dodged
Marducks net
And opened wide
To swallow him up
He sent out a giant wind
Into the Dragons mouth

Tiamats jaws
Blew apart
Marduck fired an arrow
Straight into her heart
The fleeing monster hoard
Was gathered up
And quickly put into chains

Tiamats body
Was split in two halves
One half formed the heavens
The other formed the earth
From the blood
Of one of the monsters
Marduck made the human race
Put on earth to serve the Gods
And so the world was formed