Dragons have always fascinated me for their beauty and mischievous nature. Not all dragons are bad and it is only ignorance that have made them that way in annals of history. Some of the most charming movie dragons I seen are Walt Disney's Pete's Dragon and the movie Dragonheart that featured Sean Connery as the voice of the irrepressible dragon. The dragon has been enshrined in song and poetry in the middle ages and recently in our time in the fantasy series called Dragonlance and the widely known thread-fighting dragons enshrined in the books about Pern by Anne McCaffrey. Ancient legends and practices have used the dragon in their legendary past and this is most evident in Celtic and Nordic cultures. Many artifacts of the Vikings have used the dragon as a source of strenght and protection on their journeys. The use of the dragon in Irish illuminated is evident and very much used as a result of Ireland's contact with the Vikings. The following are a couple of short little poems about dragons and love. The pictures included on this page are of the stavekirche replica being built in Moorhead, MN at the Heritage Hjemkomst center. It is also home of the Hjemkomst Viking ship. The ship was built by Robert Asp in Hawley, MN and it was sailed from New York City to Bergen, Norway in 1981. Dragon wings beat Soaring hearts fly Clear Skies and strong wings Love never waning Seeking and probing Only the heart knows the truth Grace and power rule the skies Flame burst and flight Crown of loyalty Hands of freindship Heart of love Fiery passion e'er present Only the heart knows the truth ©1997 Sarah J. Adams All rights reserved  Love In the sun's dying rays She awaits her true love Her heart answers true He comes to answer her desire He sees her in te dying rays Silhouetted and innocent Their love dances and flies Soaring the spirit He her wind She his breath and spirit © 1997 Sarah J. Adams  The last picture is a front view of the Stavekirke. The desigon is based on the stavekircher that still standing in Hopperstand, Norway.  All pictures on this page are © 1999 Sarah J. Adams Updated June 2002 Return to poetry page |