Non‑Dragon Poetry

~ Non‑Dragon Poetry Chamber ~

Sept 2026: A chamber for poems that walk outside the draconic mythos.

These pieces belong to the wider terrain—the places where I wander without dragons, carrying other stories, places, or memories.

They aren’t dragon poems, but they live here because Dragonsinn is my creative altar, and this chamber keeps them close.

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Works-in-Progress

Most of these are themed chapbooks.

1. The Arsonist

hurricane season new year same cycle

“rebuild” is the mantra instead of maybe taking a look at how

environmental destruction and unchecked growth exacerbate the problem

ocean boiling TV blaring climate deniers rejoicing

another parcel of land turned into

another storage unit or mega size car wash

he said he snapped when he set fire to these new buildings

“Look at the Earth,” he said when asked why he did it

“We’re already burning it to the ground.”

first appeared in Hearth & Coffin (Jan 2024)

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2. Make Way for More

Wild boars dashing to the end of the street, squealing

Scrub jays lost, homeless
Osprey confused, circling empty skies
Gopher tortoises, hit and run

Blood on the tarmac // Just another day in paradise

Wildlife confined to the
last token strip of woods behind
the crowning residence
at the end of the cul-de-sac

Developers’ greedy mouths
devouring the flora and fauna
for cookie cutter complexes
another subdivision of a suburban hell

Sign up front proudly proclaiming the community’s name // “The Pristine Enclave”

first appeared in The Coalition (Fall 2023)

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