island poems! part 2

this is a series based on the Goldwater/Dragon Island sequence in VotDT movie.

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"Of Gold and Dragons" (part 1)

After many days and nights

Another island comes in sight

It is very hot and dry

The sun shines brightly from the sky

As we take a look around

We find a cave under the ground

A pool lies inside the cave

There we see something grave

A figure of a man lies still

Turned to gold, his fate was ill

He was one of the seven lords

We hastily retrieve his sword

the last stanza is meant to be very quick and jarring since it's from the perspective of one who's just been hit by 'gold fever'.

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"Of Gold And Dragons" (part 2)

Quietly, I sneak away

I don't want to work all day

I really wish I could go home

But for now I'll be content to roam

I've not gone far, when suddenly

The ground gives way beneath me

When I look up, all I see is gold

It's all around me in the hole

I wonder if I'm dead

But greed fills my head

I fill my pockets full

As temptation pulls

"Of Gold and Dragons" (part 3)

The statue in the water draws me

I reach with a stick so I can see

But then the stick is turned to gold!

It becomes far to heavy to hold

So that's what happened to the man

When he came upon this land

And this makes me want what he'd found

In this cave under the ground

I want this pool for my own

But Caspian's greed is also shown

We fight each other for the gold

It happened just like we'd been told

Lucy makes us stop and think

Just as we are on the brink

This is what Coriakin said

Temptation had filled my head

We hurry away from that place

Shame is written on my face

How could I have been so deceived?

I turn my back and quickly leave

"Of Gold and Dragons" (part 4)

We return to find that Eustace fled

I wonder what got in his head

So we go off, calling his name

But every time he never came

We come upon a hoard of gold

And what I see makes my heart cold

My cousin's clothes, empty and charred

This awful day is further marred

In that place we also see

Someone else who didn't flee

A skeleton of a lord

We search the gold and find his sword

"Of Gold and Dragons" (part 5)

Standing and watching quietly at the rail

Waiting for the boys so we can set sail

All at once I see a huge flame

From the middle of the island is where it came

What on earth could it be?

Is that a volcano that we see?

But then we see it flying near

And my heart is filled with fear

A dragon glides toward the mast

A large shadow on us is cast

The archers shoot to no avail

The dragon's claws rip at the sail

Reepicheep saves the day

And in that moment finds a way

To get rid of the mighty beast

But then our troubles far increase

The dragon flies back to the land

And my eyes see movement on the sand

My brother is in danger's way

Oh this is such an awful day

"Of Gold and Dragons" (part 6)

Back at the beach we start to leave

For my cousin I still grieve

I'd been awful to him since he came

And I have only myself to blame

Caspian suddenly yells to me

I'm grabbed by something I can't see

It drags me up into the sky

Faster than I plane we fly

I look and see a Dragon's face

Oh this is such and awful place

It dips it's wings near the ship

Then flies back with me in it's grip

The Dragon sails over the land

It's then I see words in the sand

"I AM EUSTACE" they declare

In my shock I can only stare

Eustace was tempted by the gold

We know this without being told

What are we to do with him?

His future now seems rather dim

"Of Gold and Dragons" (part 7)

~ Caspian ~

We gaze in wonder at the stars

By them we know we've come far

The silence makes me wonder now

If I could find my father somehow

~ Lucy ~

"I miss my mum," Gael says to me

So I try to make her see

"Aslan will help us find her," I say

Through faith in Him we'll find a way

~ Reepicheep ~

I wake to hear the Dragon cry

It makes me sad to hear him sigh

I tell him that there is still hope

And encourage him that he can cope

~ Gael ~

When I wake I see a star

It shines blue light from afar

I hope this light will be the guide

To lead me to my mother's side