...because I wrote one piece in April, and then there was a big gap 'til the next one in July *shrugs*
Apparently I was having a Shakespearean references moment in April.
And was feeling things about Wales and our place in the world - and within (or maybe not) the United Kingdom - in July.
Y Ddraig means The Dragon in Welsh. You can check out a pronunciation here if that's something you're interested in.
So - this is what came out of all that! Enjoy!
As always, the poetry is in the alt-text for those who use screenreaders, with / marks showing line breaks
![12th April 2021 12th April // This brave new world /With such people in it / Begins the new symphony / Before the last is finished; / The movement's birth pangs / Mingle with the deathbed's knolls. / The old guards cry havoc! havoc! havoc! / Let slip the culture's war. / Welcomes this raw world / With our people in it.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytMMrxgNHYJKSBTQKTL8m1AcdUPz2ovGn9jxhnWNLxFa4Y76htfHfpoXFI5q3vnpzYFer5NFUowB3x6VywMVULCV-GYtOl6zsYEXaqTYVB78hV36TBUnRDchVlkZ1O7taLO7LwesswkQ/w640-h640/12th+April+2021.png)
![dividing line dividing line](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3sEAVDsnbRBs4BqxxDcG7X7BKwgk0PJ-Gi6GZ45NUwnbqnn-3lDEk5AdlhgHKHWkwotOCzc2JaWYQXtxiaeTHW8jIvYMPh7tmdkMTbskRs5OA-DFABKidoTvvKP_-cOMUiyA7Yi87D0/s16000/dividing+line.png)
![19th July 2021 19th July // Uncurls tail from snout / Opens one eye / A low grumble, deep in the core / Is it time? // Keeps wings furled / Contains heart's flames. / Not yet. / Rest. / Heal. / Yearn. // Y ddraig slumbers / Lighter than before. / Light enough / To wake if called // When they are ready / Ddraig will roar](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPZoHP6R5eO58clAU5lS8bUuXNLF1IVaOPck2KuencKLlfljwoSSPYK6S3cMlo-C5ueCA5gIzWKflXaKhd6qkYiQT0YxxHbVMDRPsufsNtS238UYAzNqnbtxVgYS2NgnJqETAkPmrSHY/w640-h640/19th+July+2021.png)
I love these poems, Cee! I think the Welsh flag is so cool, although I assume very difficult to draw. But the symbol of the dragon is so epic! All we have is maple leaf, which isn't nearly as powerful lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks Em! <3
DeleteWe totally win flags ;) But yeah - getting us to draw them in school was a special kind of punishment. The nicer teachers would print out blank ones and we'd just have to colour them in or stick pieces of coloured paper to them :)