Long ago there was a boy, who loved a girl.

Together they were each others world.

But like a harsh wind, trouble came.

Her Mother longed to see the girl in pain.

Nothing would hurt the girl so much,

than to be far from the young man's touch.

So the evil Mother, brought horse and cart,

to take her away, to break her heart.

But, the stories not over, it does not end there.

Though a world away, the boy still cared.

He found their tracks, and a crumpled note.

'In three days, we leave by boat.'

'Through fields, or hills, or even sea,

I'll love you still, when you find me'

With sword at side, and note in hand,

he trekked across the barren land.

He ran three days, but missed her boat.

Shaken not, he held to hope.

He boarded a ship, a sailor to be.

Months went by, as he crossed the sea.

In the worst conditions, he held to his plan.

Always with the note close at hand.

'Through fields, or hills, or even sea,

I'll love you still, when you find me'

The Ocean was cruel, he bore the scars.

He dreamt of her, and wished on stars.

He crossed the Sea, and came to a city.

Where he asked of a girl, with stunning beauty.

Out of funds, in the woods he would sleep.

Where still her words, would haunt his sleep.

Far from the boy, locked in a cabin,

the worst of the girls nightmares, did happened.

The Old mother slipped one night, and fell to the floor.

Her wrinkled head broken, her evil no more.

Instead of tears, the girl screamed instead.

As a Dragon crawled from the old womans head.

"Disguised as a beggar, who needed a bed,

I was mocked by your mother, and ate her instead."

Now often these Dragons, collect beautiful tokens.

She was flown to his cave, without a word spoken.

Across the land, the sad story did travel.

But none were brave enough to do battle.

Two years past slowly, and the Dragon had grew,

the towns people were frightened knowing not what to do.

They hired a traveler, without a care in the world,

to slay the great Dragon and save the poor girl.

"If this girl, be beautiful, as you villagers say,

I'll kill this Dragon, to end these dark days."

That was all he said, as he climbed high to the cave,

some thinking him crazy, some thinking him brave.

The traveler crawled through the cave dark as night,

til' he came to the maiden with hands bound tight.

He threw off his cowl, and cut through her ropes.

She clutched his hand in the dark, and silently spoke.

"Through fields, or hills, and even sea,

I love you still.....I knew you'd find me."

The furious Dragon sprung, roaring from the depths of the dark.

Intent on feasting on their once broken hearts.

But the Traveler was faster, taking both sword and knife.

Driving both deep in the creature, taking its life.

They held each other close, as the beast roared its last.

Joyous they found, each other at last.

Together, the two could never be happier.

With one another, they lived happily ever after....