He looked and spied with a reptilian eye
\nA frightening glance that passed me by
\nI shivered and hid lest he spot me again
\nFor at that age I was tender, and all but ten<\/p>\n
I curled and I waited and looked all about
\nHiding within my stony redoubt
\nA small curly head, popping to see
\nWhat the world held in store, for one just like me
\nOne small little creature, shaking and cold
\nLost in a world, where life favours the bold<\/p>\n
I was again, all on my own
\nI had wandered far afield
\nAnd strayed from my home
\nMy feet, this path did it yield
\nAnd yet led me astray
\nFor what was my foe today<\/p>\n
But a great shiny dragon, eyes glittering and tall
\nSoulless deep dishes, into which I could fall
\nIt was in his eye, a great glowing glass plate
\nThat I beheld death, and cried at my fate<\/p>\n
Down from on high, he swooped at my den
\nI was nothing to him, just a fat hen
\nI prayed and wished to be taken away
\nA land of hope and joy, a land far beyond<\/p>\n
For then I awoke, asleep at the lake
\nMy toes dipping in, a morsel to taste
\nFor a large fish of grey, hungry and vast
\nLaid waste to the claim that I was all lost<\/p>\n
Lifting a bucket, I returned to my task
\nA barrel of water, a single great cask
\nIt was to be filled, water pure and clear
\nBut I had lain, asleep on my ear
\nDuties all gone, in a dream of good cheer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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