Dear Friend (Dragon Tale)

This poem was inspired by: 

'New Slang' by The Shins 
My dear friend, Zac 
and this picture from http://picturespoetryprose.blogspot.com/ 



Darkness falls over the hills. 
All that is still, 
comes to life at their will 
on this one night. 
Magic like you've seen in your dreams, 
it suddenly seems 
that your thoughts are all free 
to take flight. 

And if you look at me like 
you're my very best friend 
I would follow you 
till the world stops 
and the sun shines no longer 
and the story of our lives is ended. 

Sprites dance, starlight on their wings. 
The songs that they sing 
carry into the winds 
as it blows away. 
Dragons, Wizards, and the like 
all dressed in white 
welcome you by their side 
just to celebrate. 

And if you talk to me like 
you're my very best friend 
I would follow you 
till the world stops 
and the sun shines no longer 
and the story of our lives is ended. 

Dawn calls like a lantern at home 
and it turns me to stone. 
Like the words of a poem 
can break your heart. 

I'm looking towards the sunlight 
like I'm frozen in time. 
The memory of this one night 
too close to cast from your mind. 

But you'll hold on to me 
till the world stops 
and the sun shines no longer 
and the story of our lives is ended. 

Cynthia Smallwood 
January 25, 2009