Dragons

So I decided that I don't just have to share stories, but I can also share my art.  Recently I've been drawing lots of dragons so I decided to share a sampling of my recent doodlings on the subject.

First, I have a "Chinese Dragon."

This I have dubbed "The Christmas Snake."  While not strictly a dragon, its serpentine qualities put it in a similar category.  I am also working on incorporating Celtic influences into my artwork, which you can maybe see on the branch, except it's a bit small here.

"That Awkward Moment When Smaug and Bilbo Become Flatmates..."

Yes, I'm a geek.  I know.  This is my Hobbit/Sherlock fanart.  In case you don't know, actor Martin Freeman plays both John Watson and Bilbo Baggins, and Benedict Cumberbatch is both Sherlock Holmes and the voice of Smaug. :)

A Friend's Tears

“Have you ever had a broken heart?”

The forlorn lover cried,

“And from your love been torn apart?”

Young tears stood in her eyes.

Younger still, her friend beside

Outstretched a comforting hand,

“Ne’er have I surfed the lover’s tide

Nor been washed to lost-love’s sand.

“But heartbreak is not only given

To those who from their lads are riven.”

Confusion crossed the lover’s face

And to it her friend replied.

“Heartbreak comes to expatriate displaced

With no friends at their side.

“Heartbreak is also a father’s love

That is a love no more.

Where once told tales of heaven above

Now throws out insults heavily sore.

“Heartbreak is when home is gone.

Darkness invades from deep inside

And every hope seems flown.

No one answers when you cry.

“Heartbreak comes too when a hero’s lost

On the battlefield of cancer.

Grandfather dear has Jordon crossed

And sees no more his little dancer.”

The lover weeps at pain so deep.

The friend now lends a shoulder.

Soon gone, the lover’s tears don’t keep,

But the friend's tears make love stronger.