Wednesday's Verse - Allies in the Deep Night
This week’s verse moves from a fantasy poem about some emergency repairs for a sleigh to a fantasy verse about trolls and dragons. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies in the Deep Night Deep in the shadows, the dragons are sleeping, noses tucked under tails, muffling their snores. Deep in the shadows, the cave trolls come creeping, move quietly and quickly, on stone-rattled claws. Deep under the blankets, the villagers are dreaming, hoping to gather the harvest, before the snow falls. Deep in the night, first comes the screaming, then comes the rattle of armour and swords. Lit by the torchlight, village defenders are fighting, shouting and cursing, in the face of troll roars. Lit by the gold gleam, the dragons wake, sighing come to the cave mouth, take
