Adventuring can earn more than a drudge’s wage
But when tumbling, scalded, in the blast of a dragon’s sneeze
You’re inclined to find the nearest dungheap, and say: Shovel, please
I’ve had enough of the fire and fangs of a dragon in rage— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 20, 2019
The ballads bards sing of dragons about
Because they’ve been sadly misled about
May in a few spots cleave to actual fact
For among all those bones gnawed and cracked
Aren’t some humans; the handful that fled intact— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 21, 2019
Wise kings choose brains over beauty for a queen
For they see ruling a realm is far more
Than shouting and carousing and riding to war
And—despite all the tales—it always has been— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 21, 2019