Poems!

Kiyalynn

So, I was looking around my computer desk, and randomly noticed a book, stuck between the art books, that didn't quite belong. After I pulled it out I remembered it, the same book I spent weeks copying in grade school, so I could have my own copy. The words I wrote weren't spelled quite right, and some of them had worn off the paper. But the title and author of that written copy were still clear and so I decided to purchase it later so I could share the book of poems with my children when I had them. A little baby will love listing to Mom read them her favorite poetry right?

Anyway, I thought I would just share one of my favorites from the book, and open a thread for others to share some of their favorite poems!

Book: The Dragons are Singing Tonight
By Jack Prelutsky

Once they all believed in dragons
When the world was fresh and young,
We were woven into legends,
Tales were told and songs were sung,
We were treated with obeisance,
We were honored, we were feared,
The one day they stopped believing -
On that day, we disappeared.

Now they say our time is over,
Now they say we've lived our last,
Now we're treated with derision
Where we once ruled unsurpassed.
We must make them all remember,
In some way we must reveal
that our spirit lives forever -
We are dragons! We are real!