A Heraldic griffin Passant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This griffin dreams
Of being a dragon
Joining the major league
Of the winged creatures
Perched high above
The city he surveys
Saying ‘I could have been
A contender’
This griffin’s wings
Could span beyond
His beginnings and soar
With dragon brothers
This griffin dreams
Of starring roles
In fantasy epics
Yet to be written
But this griffin is beautiful
As a griffin, if only
He knew how his wings
Glitter in the morning sky
Like particles of light
Waiting to be born
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
helenvalentina 
ohhh dragons… gargoyles….and griffin’s….. how wonderful the journey into the myths… love it š hugggs
Thanks, yep, I love the mythological creatures!! š
Beautifully written….totally pulling for the griffin!!!! š
Good on you, the griffin is cool!!! š š
You make me want to get to know your griffin. He/she sounds like a fascinating creature!
Thank you – griffins are cool I think. š
delightfully clever
Thank you so much!! š š It was fun to write! š
When I was a kid (well younger) I wanted to be a Griffin after reading a fable or two.
Cool! I really like griffins but you don’t hear as much about them as dragons and so forth. I mean, I love dragons, as is obvious from my gravatar, but griffins are lovely too. š
Griffins have always been one of my favorite mythological creatures. I like they that were a combination of species taking the strengths from both. This was a wonderful poem š
Thank you so much!! š š
Jonathon Livingstone Griffin.
LOL!! I love it!! That’s perfect!!! š
This one kind of strikes close to home…. thanks for sharing Helen! š
You’re welcome – thanks for the comment!! š š
Love this!!!
Thank you so much!! š š
What a lovely underlying message. You are so creative!
Thank you so much!! š š
Beautiful.
Thanks so much!! š
Oh, poor little griffin! Not quiet a dragon…. I feel his pain!
LOL – and you may remember the conversation we had that inspired the poem!! š