A dragon is a snooty beast: it will not speak politely,
But only snorts when spoken to — retorts that burn so brightly.
A dragon’s famed for stubbornness: it guards its gold hoard tightly,
And only leaves that to fend off its foes, both base and knightly.
A dragon’s quick on land or air; it’s nimble, swift, and sprightly.
A stone wall daunts it not at all, and water only slightly.
A dragon knows hot-headed rage; its temper is unsightly;
And woe to those this critic flames for not behaving rightly.
So when you are in dragon’s den, be careful to tread lightly;
And if you step on dragon’s tail — apologize contritely!
(The first six words are a direct quote of a humorous remark Lawrence Watt-Evans made to a fan about her shoulder dragon in the huckster room of a Milwaukee science-fiction convention in 1996. Overnight I wrote this piece, and handed him a copy the next morning.)
[The Suno AI has composed and performed a tune for this song:]
Dragons like that on the Welsh flag are purely mythical, of course, of course... but multiple remaims of the gigantic predator Ichthyotitan severnensis have recently been found along the banks of the River Severn. How curious....
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