(Untitled "Dragon Poem") by Cassandra Burgdorf (September 2007)     (She wrote this in her English class at the beginning of the year, when given an assignment to write about herself. The creative formatting was entirely her own idea. Below, you'll find the text alone, in an easier-to-read format.)   I am a writer, a spinner of tales, So come join me by the fire, and I will weave a story for you. I am an artist, a portrayer of beauty, So come and stand by my canvas, I'll make you immortal. A sketcher and a painter I am, and a drawer of thoughts, So let me make your thoughts into beauty. I am a thinker, a dreamer of dreams and an imaginer of the unreal, So come and let me show you a dream, Let me lead you to the realms beyond what is real. I am a learner, a student of nature, So come and teach me something new. I am a teacher, a shower of fact and fiction, So come, and let me blend the two together. A singer and an actor I am, and a dancer of grace, So let me show you how to move into another world, How movement is a portal between worlds. I am a musician, a piper who lures the open-minded, So come and be lured away, I will pipe for you a new tune. I am a leader, a guide through the mist, So come, let me show you the way. I am a follower, a walker who doesn't know the trail but goes on, So come and walk with me, the path is not long. I am a dragon and a nymph, I am a phoenix and a faerie, And perhaps, I am just a silly human, a wandering gazer, So come and sit by the fire with me anyway, and let me tell you a tale, And explore the many, many, many worlds of fantasy together as the sun begins to rise.