So small indeed

inside the seed

the walnut here

harbors her as if an egg.

thin and slender, violet and gold

hatches the wyrm

as prophets foretold

a mighty force 

of good and power

her body- a serpent with a spinal crest of golden hair

her horns are antlers of solid gold

no wings to fly, yet sails the air

stout legs and whiskers show her culture

as this Asian dragon emerges from this walnut here

how can this be-

this be not a tree!?

Magic impregnated this nut to behold

a gift of sorts to our new world from old.