I stood at the mouth of the cavern. I could feel his hot breath as the dragon came to the entrance. I Shook as I saw his eyes. My hands instinctively felt for my sword. "Why have you come?" He growls.
"To know" I said.
The fire inside him is consuming. I feel his breath rumbling. His flame could consume me at any time. He knows this. “You want to know what it is to experience great love"
I bow.
His fire is released. The power and heat are overwhelming and still I am not consumed.
“To experience great love, everything else must be burned away,” he rumbles again and returns to the sanctity of his lair.
***
I am sitting on a bench. Next to me a squirrel. He is holding a nut. I smile. We sit for a while together. Finally, I ask him, "why" and he says "to experience great love"
***
I am sitting with you on a blanket. The sky is clear. The clouds shimmer. It is warm but I don't notice. The grass smells of the earth. I touch your hand, and you smile. You ask me a question. The only answer I have, "to experience great love".
