About A Shy Dragon

Memoirs of a Dragon

I might be found wandering amidst the fog,
on a slippery, stony beach,
vincinal to the south-eastern tip
of a western isle near North America…..
…..digitally scratching out
…..my travelling thoughts…..

I Seek My Foreign Fairy with the Heart of a Dragoness . . . .

To be a poet you must be crazy about language; and you must believe in the uniqueness of every person, and therefore in your own. To find your voice you must forget about finding it, and trust that if you pay sufficient attention to life you will be found to have something to say which no one else can say. And if at the same time your love of language leads you to develop your vocabulary, your ear, and your form-sense, and if you are scrupulously honest, you will arrive at writing what you apprehend in a way which embodies that vision which is yours alone. And that will be your voice, unsought, singing out from you of itself.
         —Denise Levertov

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe.
         —James Dickey

Adamas Verecundor Draconigena
(The Shy Dragon)

adamas [the hardest steel, adamant];
poet., [anything firm, unyielding, durable]
verecundor [to be bashful, ashamed, shy]
draconigena [dragon-born]

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120 thoughts on “About A Shy Dragon”

  1. MishScreamz's avatar nightshadehunter says:
    July 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

    I have to admit it, Your memoirs make me believe in love again …
    I doubt I have ever been more so affected by someones work as I am with yours.
    I cannot get enough of it and I doubt I ever will

    Mish

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  2. Memoirs of a Dragon's avatar Memoirs of a Dragon says:
    July 24, 2012 at 8:23 am

    I can scarcely imagine my scratchings having that impact on you. I am deeply touched by your kind words. Thank you. Never, EVER give up on love.

    Reply
    • MishScreamz's avatar nightshadehunter says:
      July 24, 2012 at 10:04 pm

      Your “scratchings” are thee most beautiful things I have read,
      Your blog is one of the few in which I receive notifications directly to my phone.
      Who could give up on love with musings such as yours to read?
      I’m a closet romantic at heart, despite what the world sees so I doubt I could ever truly give up on it.

      Thank YOU
      For the amazing things you write

      Reply
      • Memoirs of a Dragon's avatar Memoirs of a Dragon says:
        July 25, 2012 at 9:20 pm

        You truly humble me with your generous praise. Thank you. I have only started my ‘scratchings’ a few short weeks ago. And I am heartened you are not giving up! I think we are all closet romantics at heart! Those that admit it, publicly, are those that meekly declare themselves….Poets! Rather a closet romantic, than a closed romantic! I shall never stop writing, now that I have started!

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        • MishScreamz's avatar nightshadehunter says:
          August 1, 2012 at 2:37 pm

          So because I feel awkward posting this on one of your blog posts, i figured the about page wouldn’t be SO bad I’ve decided to tag you in a blogger tag game of sorts , please feel free to check out my page to see the rules and questions below and remember, you DO NOT have to answer/play the game

          https://nightshadehunter.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/tag-im-it/

          Mish

          Romance should never be “closed”, the heart will wither without love and affection and a being shall become blackened, bitter and twisted by hatred

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          • Memoirs of a Dragon's avatar Memoirs of a Dragon says:
            August 1, 2012 at 9:15 pm

            Hi Mish! And what a wonderful game! Thank you for inviting me, especially amongst far more talented ‘competitors’! Alas, my Shy Dragon nature is still in full force, so I will temporarily decline. But, I will one day, fully complete this challenge! I may be shy, but I REMAIN a Dragon! For now, a small step sans shyness, here at my ‘About’ page. My name is Greg. Thank you Mish!

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            • MishScreamz's avatar nightshadehunter says:
              August 1, 2012 at 9:40 pm

              It is a pleasure to (start getting to) know you Greg 🙂
              and no worries, I know what it’s like to be shy. I went through a terminally shy stage that had (ironically enough) me blurting out the first thing that popped into my head when someone spoke to me (Not fun)

              I look forward to seeing you slowly but surely overcoming your shyness

              Mish

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        • madhu's avatar madhu says:
          February 6, 2014 at 7:00 pm

          Am a new blogger.. , finding my way out and finding my feet in this closed yet open world that lies before me. Liked what i found here and enjoyed the idea that “we all are closet romantics at heart”. So true, Shy Dragon!

          Reply
  3. bluebutterfliesandme's avatar bluebutterfliesandme says:
    July 26, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    The coat of arms of Hogwarts shows each house’s mascot and House colours. Clockwise from top left: the Gryffindor lion, the Slytherin serpent, the Ravenclaw eagle, and the Hufflepuff badger.

    The motto translates as “A sleeping dragon is never to be tickled”.
    From Wikipedia.

    Thanks for the follow.
    Sindy

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  4. irenejames's avatar irenejames says:
    August 6, 2012 at 8:07 am

    thanks for the like! I love your Denise Levertov quote, and the wonderful use of such unusual words in your poetry.

    Reply
  5. drsuraiyanasim's avatar drsuraiyanasim says:
    August 9, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    Hello!!! Greetings! Thankyou for following my blog! I love the quotes you have posted here. It’s exactly how i think! Looking forward to reading your poems.

    Reply
  6. ShekinahToday's avatar shekinahtoday says:
    August 13, 2012 at 2:23 am

    Hi,
    You have a great blog.. Thanks for liking my poem.

    Blessings

    Reply
  7. Sylvie's avatar sylv says:
    August 21, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Hi there, I nominated you for the Super Sweet Blogger award, which you can check out on my page. Congrats and keep up the great writing 🙂

    Reply
  8. Esenga' s Voice's avatar Esenga' s Voice says:
    August 22, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Hi, I just nominated you for the Sensual Blogging Award: https://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/sensual-blogging-award/

    Reply
  9. beeseeker's avatar beeseeker says:
    September 8, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Thanks for taking the time to look in on my developing blog, always good to have someone of such sensitivity and range looking in, any advice gratefully taken. Please drop in again sometime.

    Reply
  10. dragonflysaroundme's avatar dragonflysaroundme says:
    September 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Beautiful! 🙂

    Reply
  11. njs's avatar njs says:
    September 9, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    what could be better than poems!!!

    Reply
  12. davidtrudel's avatar davidtrudel says:
    September 14, 2012 at 12:26 am

    Woo hoo! Love it. It’s all raw and wonderful.

    Reply
  13. Lipstick and Chaos's avatar Lipstick and Chaos says:
    September 16, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    thank you for the blog post like! What a magical imagery you create!

    Reply
  14. Esenga' s Voice's avatar Esenga' s Voice says:
    September 17, 2012 at 7:27 am

    Hi, you that you have been nominated for the Wonderful Team member Readership Award: https://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/wonderful-team-member-readership-award/

    Reply
  15. Kalizamar's avatar Kalizamar says:
    October 13, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    thanks for dropping by my blog:)
    I’m posting poems from people around the world, would you like to send me one? Any theme as long as it’s written with love…
    I’ve just started writing poems (if you can call them that!) but only in Spanish so far.
    Looking forward to reading your blog in future, saludos

    Reply
  16. Ann Marquette's avatar Ann Marquette says:
    October 14, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Thanks for stopping by my post recently and liking “Silence”

    Reply
  17. shellyfaber's avatar shellyfaber says:
    October 15, 2012 at 10:33 am

    Thank you SO much for reading my Poetry, and sharing yours, with us! Beautiful, inspiring for me, especially, as, I’m just starting to ‘put myself out there’. Cheers

    Reply
  18. 2ndhalfolife's avatar 2ndhalfolife says:
    October 20, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! I am a pixie at heart (and maybe blood!) 🙂

    Reply
  19. Silent Fingers's avatar silentfingers says:
    October 23, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    So are you…..
    You carry a fine pen in your hand with a wonderful ink.
    Thank you for taking the time to visit me. Blessed be all dragons !

    Reply
  20. Libby's avatar Libby says:
    October 26, 2012 at 9:18 am

    So glad to find you. Thank you for finding me!

    Reply
  21. TarekOfCairo's avatar TarekOfCairo says:
    October 28, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Wow wow wow … I landed on words heaven .. I will be staying a while, picking and packing some of your sizzling, shimmering glittery words .. If you don’t mind … and thank you for dropping by …

    Reply
  22. kanzensakura's avatar kanzensakura says:
    November 1, 2012 at 5:24 am

    Thanks for visiting and giving me a like. Shy folk are always welcome. You don’t have to do anything – just hang out or wander around the Zen garden. Just please don’t eat my nishikigoi. There’s a nice river nearby with plenty to keep you fed, watered, and amused. Come back again. This samurai only draws her sword to protect her friends and family. Words are breath to me. Dragons and poets have an open invitation to just be themselves.

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  23. nightlake's avatar nightlake says:
    November 22, 2012 at 1:20 am

    Hello, I’ve nominated you for the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award. Pls check my latest post for more details.

    Reply
  24. Nazish's avatar Nazish says:
    November 26, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Hey there, I have nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger award. Check my blog post for that 🙂

    Reply
  25. bussokuseki's avatar bussokuseki says:
    December 2, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    Hello There – Thank you for visiting and following my blog! I’ve enjoyed looking through yours as well. Be well~

    Reply
  26. once4always's avatar once4always says:
    December 5, 2012 at 1:52 am

    i have nominated you for one lovely blog award….have a look at
    https://once4always.wordpress.com/
    -smiles-

    Reply
  27. meiro's avatar meiro says:
    December 7, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    It is really an honor to nominate you for the Inspiring Blogger Award and the Sunshine Blogger award.
    Please check on; https://meirozavian.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/nominated-for-awards/.
    Congratulations!!!

    Blessings,
    mei

    Reply
  28. meiro's avatar meiro says:
    December 7, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    I also nominate you for Blog of the Year 2012’ Award
    Please check on; https://meirozavian.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/nominated-for-awards/.
    Congratulations!!!

    Blessings,
    mei

    Reply
  29. ljlenehan's avatar ljlenehan says:
    December 8, 2012 at 11:25 am

    I have been following your blog for a while and have nominated you for a Liebster Blog Award. If you accept the award the details can be found here https://ljlenehan.com/2012/12/08/liebster-blog-award-acceptance-and-nominations/ Congratulations!

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  30. windhound's avatar windhound says:
    December 18, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    Beautiful work shy dragon. Standing in the shadows or looking from a distance one often has a better view. The mythical dragon, more real than ever.

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  31. windhound's avatar windhound says:
    December 19, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Greatly appreciate the Follow and your comments. Dragons have vision.

    Reply
  32. meiro's avatar meiro says:
    December 23, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS! …… you are nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.
    Please check at
    Have a wonderful holiday!

    Best wishes,
    mei

    Reply
  33. kingfiredragon's avatar dragongirl10 says:
    January 4, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    i was shy too

    Reply
  34. e's avatar e says:
    January 5, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    I love dragons…

    Reply
  35. Dear Human's avatar The Other Side of Ugly says:
    January 6, 2013 at 12:43 pm

    Pleasure to meet you shy dragon-:)

    Reply
  36. lostlittlenomad's avatar lostlittlenomad says:
    January 11, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    Appreciations for the like! 🙂

    Reply
  37. arcticsilver1's avatar arcticsilver1 says:
    January 28, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    This is such a lovely blog with really intriguing posts! 🙂 And thank you for visiting mine–I’ll definitely come back to this page and read more of your “scratchings”!

    Reply
  38. anitashree's avatar shreejacob says:
    January 28, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Hello! Thanks for dropping by and liking some of my posts! 🙂 It’s very appreciated!

    Reply
  39. believe in YOUR dream's avatar believe438 says:
    January 28, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Thank you or liking my poem and I really liked “About A Shy Dragon”!!!!

    Reply
  40. kelihasablog's avatar kelihasablog says:
    January 29, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    I didn’t realize that I had not commented on your site! (Or if I did, I don’t remember cuz things have been crazy in my life lately) But I just wanted to say that I greatly enjoy your work! 😀

    Reply
  41. andy1076's avatar andy1076 says:
    March 11, 2013 at 7:15 am

    Hi! I wanted thank you for following my blog, You have some really beautiful Haikus 🙂

    Reply
  42. Indrajit Rathore's avatar Indrajit Rathore says:
    April 2, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    such beautiful, bit scary dragons – now that i am following will return at leisure to savour more – for now ,yes poems are unique like our fingerprints and are that inconcievable complex, subtle strange thought, that if not captured will fly away never to return like that great landscape or sunset that you captured in your camera – this time from your mind by your mind.

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  43. Shards Of DuBois's avatar Shards Of DuBois says:
    April 25, 2013 at 10:42 am

    really cool site. Your writing is amazing! I’m stalking you now! lol

    Reply
  44. confusedpoet's avatar D Brockmeyer says:
    May 5, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    Hello friend! Yes, it’s ‘that’ time. I’m just following and passing along: You have been nominated for the “Very Inspiring Blogger Award.” Please view my page to accept and take part in this fun award. *hugs* 😀

    Reply
    • Memoirs of a Dragon's avatar Memoirs of a Dragon says:
      May 5, 2013 at 8:36 pm

      Thank you for the nomination! I am still a bit ‘shy’ about accepting these amazing awards, so I might wait until I have upgraded to at least … ‘bashful’! 🙂
      Greg

      Reply
  45. InnerDialects's avatar InnerDialect says:
    May 6, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    fabulous blog here !

    Reply
  46. Bianca Bowers's avatar bgbowers says:
    May 12, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Denise Levertov – one of my favourites!

    Reply
  47. TamrahJo's avatar TamrahJo says:
    May 13, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    I’ve nominated you for the Epic Awesomeness Award

    Epic Awesomeness


    with the following:
    Words that reach deep and illustrations that wow –

    Reply
  48. dear occupant's avatar whocouldknowthen says:
    June 18, 2013 at 5:02 am

    oh shy dragon,none could be more shy than this humble novice who comes to thank you for liking his poem, that the ‘clouds are free’ . your encouragement only sends me forward and inward, where the words are.

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  49. Tanumoy Biswas's avatar Tanumoy Biswas says:
    June 29, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Greetings, Greg!
    There’s a small gift waiting for you. Please visit here:

    “Quintet of Radiance”: Five Ennobling Awards!

    Good day! 🙂
    Tanumoy

    Reply
  50. Paloma's avatar Blog It Or Lose It says:
    February 11, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    Hello Greg – I saw this web page and thought I’d share it with you. Have you seen it? https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/dragon.shtml

    Reply
  51. Paloma's avatar Blog It Or Lose It says:
    February 11, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    Found this one too https://www.blackdrago.com/fame_all.htm

    Reply
  52. Inkberry's Quill's avatar inkberrysquill says:
    February 19, 2014 at 4:41 am

    Thank you for liking my poem, “The Sigh of the Eternal Glade” today. I am new to WordPress (this month), so I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and I am honored after reading a bit of your work. I love your site too. Looking forward to delving into it! On a side-note…oddly, for about six years I played a character named Draconigena in an MMO. Blessings to a Dragon from an Amazon 😉

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