I love how you used the dragon myth for the new drone warfare... being engineer I am amazed how much people have been able to combine low-tech with high tech in these simple devices. But alas the ultimate dragon is still there behind waiting to be released.
Yes, more and more. I wonder if the drones will start to attack each other. They can see at night now, and I agree about that big dragon, but also worry that NATO soldiers have no idea how it has changed everything — thousands in the sky, just waiting fot someone to come out of his hiding place.
This is my worry too, Ain, that military forces like ours in the UK - although they may have some drones, are not aware of how fast these little dragons are proliferating and mutating... Excellent dragon poem!
An interesting twist to the prompt, Ain, which has taught me something I didn’t know before. Resistance to war has moved on since WW2. I like the way you compare them to medieval tales and the lines:
‘For the dragon eyes always search for signs
Ready to spit fire from afar’
and the use of powerful active verbs such as ‘swoop’, ‘whirring’, ‘lashing’ and ‘lunge’.
I think your dragons are more terrifying than the mythological ones.
Thank you so very much Kim. My worry is your guys in GB etc will have no idea how to deal with this if things get worse. Literally thousands, and they can see at night. Your words were very kind.
Your imagery resonates, Ain. Scary dragons, steered by dragon riders so well-described as "Unseen, on a screen/A modern day cinema of doom" also vulnerable to other "modern dragons." Myths have indeed come to life in ways previously unknown. How "safe" are we really, even if we're not on the front lines of battle?
I love how you used the dragon myth for the new drone warfare... being engineer I am amazed how much people have been able to combine low-tech with high tech in these simple devices. But alas the ultimate dragon is still there behind waiting to be released.
Yes, more and more. I wonder if the drones will start to attack each other. They can see at night now, and I agree about that big dragon, but also worry that NATO soldiers have no idea how it has changed everything — thousands in the sky, just waiting fot someone to come out of his hiding place.
This is my worry too, Ain, that military forces like ours in the UK - although they may have some drones, are not aware of how fast these little dragons are proliferating and mutating... Excellent dragon poem!
An interesting twist to the prompt, Ain, which has taught me something I didn’t know before. Resistance to war has moved on since WW2. I like the way you compare them to medieval tales and the lines:
‘For the dragon eyes always search for signs
Ready to spit fire from afar’
and the use of powerful active verbs such as ‘swoop’, ‘whirring’, ‘lashing’ and ‘lunge’.
I think your dragons are more terrifying than the mythological ones.
Thank you so very much Kim. My worry is your guys in GB etc will have no idea how to deal with this if things get worse. Literally thousands, and they can see at night. Your words were very kind.
From dragons to drones - where next?
Your imagery resonates, Ain. Scary dragons, steered by dragon riders so well-described as "Unseen, on a screen/A modern day cinema of doom" also vulnerable to other "modern dragons." Myths have indeed come to life in ways previously unknown. How "safe" are we really, even if we're not on the front lines of battle?
Lethal conspiracy and dastardly undertakings. Death with cowardly indifference.
Well scribed sir — true.
Is the lovely lady a friend, Ain?
Unfortunately not, my friend…
A twist to the dragon's tale. Well done, Ain.
JIM