an absence of magic

naming the dragon does not end its power
there's nothing that can do that but a god
still we gain safety though only for an hour

we could in some dark corner wail and cower
wondering on what innocents it had trod
naming the dragon does not end its power

life's sweetness in due time will become sour
we live or die awaiting a monster's nod
still we gain safety though only for an hour

we hope and pray to avoid that deadly glower
our feet are light and we are softly shod
naming the dragon does not end its power

it is not blackened heath or ruined tower
that marks our fear those would not be odd
still we gain safety though only for an hour

we wait the blooming of a deadly flower
meanwhile past deadly sleeping beast we plod
naming the dragon does not end its power
still we gain safety though only for an hour