~ The Poet's Place Cafe~

Hi Ann, First, your poems always transport me to a magical place, this one was no exception. Beautiful.

Rhyme, there are several choices for rhyme scheme, your poem just added another since it doesn't comply with any of the ones I've found associated with the form. abab or axax x being unrhymed or (a-a)b(c-c)b a and c having internal rhyme and (a-a)x(b-b)x and b having internal rhyme. Now your version xaxa xbxb etc. It works for me.

I'm on a roll scanning other's poems to help me get into the rhythm. The scan should show alternating SuSuSuS / SuSuS
The white dragon dominates                     uSSuSuS should be something like Pure white dragons dominate SuSuSuS
a mystical world.                               uSuuS magic, mystic world SuSuS
Radiant green vast prairie                     SuuSSSu Vibrant green a prairie vast SuSuSuS
with blue mist swirled.                              uSuS Mist of blue-green swirled SuSuS

I'm just playing with your words trying to comply with the meter... You get the idea. Read it aloud, you can hear the stresses.

Anyway, I like the poem as written, but I'm interested to know if you played with it a little could the rhythm make it even better?

~~Tink