My imagination ran wild as a child. It still does. Something about those big prairie skies that did it for me. I’ve always had a fascination with dragons, witches and magic. I think this is why.
The sky in the prairies makes you feel magical
The clouds would roll through
Their shapes would light up my imagination
There were bizarre creatures and warriors and fairies in those clouds
They took me away
That big sky took my breath and my mind away to the land of my wildest dreams
I was a warrior princess looking over her kingdom
In the distance I could see a giant egg
Well, I knew what that was
It could only be one thing
It was a dragon egg
I would spend my days, binoculars in hand, patrolling my land
I would monitor the egg
I wonder when the mama dragon will come back to her egg
Surely the baby dragon will hatch soon
The mama will want to be there for that
Everyday when I got off the school bus, I would quickly look off to the egg
Nope, not yet, It’s still there
I patiently waited for the mama to return
In the meantime, my mind wandered
I dreamt of the day when this baby dragon would be with me
He would be my best friend
We would protect our kingdom together
I thought about building the dragons a house
But wasn’t sure on the size as I hadn’t met them yet
That could be figured out later
Time went by
Days went by
Years went by
The dragon egg never hatched
Why?
Well because my dragon egg is a water tower
I now know why the mama never came back to her dragon egg
Because an evil witch turned that poor egg into a water tower
The Mama dragon must have been off chasing that witch.
It may sound wild and strange but I think about that big sky and that dragon egg often
It brings such a warmth to my heart
Those lazy days as a kid where I was free to let my imagination and curiosity run wild were such a gift
I am lucky
Lucky to have been free as a child
Lucky to have been able to dream
Dreaming is a gift
Being free to dream leads to all the best things in life
If I can inspire anything
I hope its dreams