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To Live As Legend
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To Live As Legend
Poem byAmy M. Smith
Illustrations byLisa Victoria
A Dragonfeather Book
Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company * Fairfield, California
Illustra t ons copyright © 2008 Lisa Victoria“To Live As Legend” Copyright © 2006 by Amy M. Smith.
First published in Beyond Centauri , Vol. 4/No. 1, July 2006.Reprinted by permission of the author.
All rights reserved. No part of this publica t on may bereproduced or transmi ed in any means, electronic or
mechanical, without permission in wri t ng from thepublisher.
978-1-934452-06-6 (paperback)
Dragonfeather Booksa division of
Bedazzled Ink Publishing CompanyFair eld, California
h p://www.dragonfeatherbooks.com
Amy M. Smith lives in Texas with her husband and her cat. She has been a Spanish teacherfor six years in both jr. high and high school. With six younger siblings, children’s literature wasa part of Amy’s life long a f er she was too cool to enjoy or appreciate it. As an adult, she has found anew love for children’s literature and has wri en several poems and short stories for young readers.Her wri t ng has appeared in Beyond Centauri and Tales of the Talisman as well as several e-zines.
Lisa Victoria. Inspired greatly by nature, Lisa incorporates both elements of whimsy and fantasy tocreate enchanting images which she is thrilled to have collected worldwide. She holds an MFA inillustra t on from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and has been working as a professionalfreelance ar t st since 1999. Among the several children’s books she has illustrated are A Simple BrownLeaf, recipient of The Mother’s Choice award 2005 and Clara’s Gi f from the Heart published 2006.She currently resides in San Francisco, CA with her husband, Joe and a house rabbit namedToby.
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with stomping hooves and owing mane,a horse longs
Somewhere racing across the land,
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for the silvery hornthat would set him apartas a creature of envied enchantment.
Somewhere in the shimmering sea,the tail of a sh icks and ails
as he pictures his scales
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as those of a mer-creaturefull of grace and beauty
and magical allure.
Somewhere, roaming his earthly throne,
the king of the jungle lls his roar with the power
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of the mighty gryphonand pretends that he is ruler
of a forgotten realm.
Somewhere, scuttling across the ground,a lowly lizard prays
for wings and strength
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and ery breathand the respect duea fearsome dragon.
Somewhere amid a sprawling forest,the grasping branches of a sapling
reach heavenward and imagine
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a dryad‛
s soul that would give itliberty to roam and wander
free from its constraining roots.
Somewhere, under a starry night,with sleepy eyes and hazy thoughts,
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a child dreamsof magic touch and pixie wings