DRAGONSome saw a dragon eating up the light,Oho! Oho! Oho, ho, ho!Some heard a lost bird riding out the night,Oho! Oho! Oho, ho, ho!But I saw:A low dark hill with its twisted backTwo wings of flame from the green cloud rack,A sprawling flank overlaid with leafGlitter and gleam and shine like steel,Crackle and lash like a serpent’s tail!And I heard:The wind draw out of the west and wail,Dance and stagger and jig and reel!With the long low sound of a life in grief!I saw a life in griefOho! Oho! Oho, ho, hoDance and stagger and jig and reel!Oho! Oho! Oho, ho, ho!JEANNETTE MARKS“THE BOOKMAN.”
Some saw a dragon eating up the light,Oho! Oho! Oho, ho, ho!Some heard a lost bird riding out the night,Oho! Oho! Oho, ho, ho!But I saw:A low dark hill with its twisted backTwo wings of flame from the green cloud rack,A sprawling flank overlaid with leafGlitter and gleam and shine like steel,Crackle and lash like a serpent’s tail!And I heard:The wind draw out of the west and wail,Dance and stagger and jig and reel!With the long low sound of a life in grief!I saw a life in griefOho! Oho! Oho, ho, hoDance and stagger and jig and reel!Oho! Oho! Oho, ho, ho!
JEANNETTE MARKS“THE BOOKMAN.”