A Prologue:
However friendly
The dragon in the woods seems…
DON’T invite them in
Creatures of fire
Scorching all souls before them…
DON’T invite them in
Before the mask dropped,
Revealing her true nature…
Guess what I had done?
Picture credit: flickr.com/photos/geo462rge/3403778548
Written for: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-95-dragoninvite/
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🙂 well penned brother.
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Thank you! The prompts lend themselves to a narrative style this week 🙂
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I can dig it and I’ve let those dragons in before too. lol
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I definitely have! Live and learn … 🙂
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Yikes! Good write, Al. Is there more coming?
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Always leave them wanting more! I’ve got a couple of ideas for developing this as a short story, but we’ll see… 🙂
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ooo ooo oo that sounds exciting….
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😀
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I was surprised because I posted a short prologue only seconds before I read this. I’ll be interested to read more 🙂
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I’ve just opened yours up… funny how these things work out!
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Great minds theory ; )
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Definitely! Having just finished the A to Z Challenge, a prologue is about all I can manage right now!
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Still in a destructive mood, eh? Zombies to dragons. I have to admit – I’m fascinated with dragons. I’d be hard pressed to not be tempted to invite one in, myself. Love the haiku!
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Maybe I’ll do a month on dragons then! 🙂
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I really liked this. Will there be a chapter to go with that prologue?
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Maybe… eventually… 🙂
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Ha HA! I liked the ending of that Al. Very clever. 🙂
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Oops. A man that can give out advice but can’t take it is likely to get burned! Nice one!
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That’s a good way to put it!
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I would just like to state, here and now, that me and my dragon are most well behaved. Invite us anytime, Dragon & Dragonette!
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😀
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Oooh! Does this have anything to do with the Game of Thrones finale thing? 🙂
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Not this time!
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Nice, Al! Dragons can be scary dudes! LOL! ❤️
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Or scary lady-dudes! 🙂
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Ha! You are right! I suppose most of the dragons were females! 🦄❤️
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Oh wow, Al.. this is powerful! Love it!
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Thanks Lori ❤
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My pleasure, Al 🙂
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Al, this is wonderful.
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Thanks Rita ❤
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😊😊
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Fascinating trio Al, all linked and possibly exploring an old relationship?
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Fortunately, these are only exploring my imagination 🙂
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I will have to take your word for that Al
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This is a great one.
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Thanks Rachel! 🙂
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You ran off 🙂
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Ha ha! 🙂
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Noooo! Why didn’t you heed the warnings? If this is the prologue I want the whole story! Loved it! 🙂
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Who ever heeds warnings? If we did, we’d never have any stories to tell!
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Ha, ha! True. 😉
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Nice! 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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I love it! Definitely not inviting them in, though my son loves to draw dragons
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He could sketch them on the doorstep? … 🙂
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Always love a twist at the end. Intriguing prologue, Al. 🙂
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Thanks Olga 🙂
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