George goes for it

"Oh hell," said George, "Why not? I'm in"

And offered his cup to the flagon

"It's bound to just a large rodent or dog

'cause there's no such thing as a dragon."

All dolled up was he the next day

All shiny brass, red, white and blue

Full of bluster was he 'till the smoke and the flame

Then decided he needed the loo.

But George was brave, despite all this

And from somewhere deep down within

He mustered up all of his courage and yelled

"Red Bull give me wings!"

George and the dragon fought long and hard

(They both went without any dinner)

But in the end, if truth be told, and it must

There could only be just the one winner.

So it was on that day that George prevailed

And smote that dragon so sweetly

And the monster gasped with it's last dying breath

"I thought it was to be, but it was not to be."

To celebrate that 23 April is both St George's Day and the date of Shakespeare's birth and death, this  week's prompt over at the 100 word challenge is to write a sonnet with a minimum of 14 lines. Read more entries over at Julia's Place.

Julia's Place - the 100 word challenge

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