Love in the Time of Dragons

Heart and head of crimson

Bathe in the river

to cool her flames

Eyes of onyx watch

Thrashings and claws

tear apart the sand below

Arrows of angered knights

attempt to pierce her 

harvest her gold

Cobalt fire flies from her lips

illuminates white gold etchings

in the underside of her wings

evidence of all she's lived

Knights tumble in peril 

black and white cards 

falling to ash

She hadn't intended 

to make a hurricane