Dragons

	Scales, wings, teeth, and claws,
	Wise, all-knowing; creatures of old.
	Flaming breath to kill their enemies and prey.
	Soaring gracefully above the earth;
	Gliding, wheeling, diving.
	Companioned by the wind, which sings beneath their wings.
	Returning home, to hoard and hatchlings,
	Their eyes gleam with secrets.
					---Amanda M. Hayes