A poem for the wonderful Monday Poetry Potluck, as hosted by Jingle Poetry, and those lovely poets Amanda and Kavita! This week’s theme: Magic & Miracles, Wonder & Wizardry. The poem you see below, dubbed “The Phoenix,” was written in my Freshman year of High School, but it certainly seemed to fit this week’s theme – so I hope you enjoy.
Mournful cry
From flickering flame,
The smoke is rising nigh.
Such wondrous radiance –
Its time had come to pass.
The flames wind up its fading form,
As noble creatures hum
A lonely lullaby.
Tick tock-
The moments tick on by-
Ashes lay where fire burned,
The beast is now long gone.
Yet gaze into the ashes-
A surprise is soon at hand-
A beak pokes from desolate dust,
The flames burn bright again!
A bird rises from the ashes of its father-
The cycle begins again.
* If you’re looking for an additional bit of reading, I also encourage you to check out my nod to the Thanksgiving season on One Stop Poetry: A Poetic Monday! I wrote a poem for it called “Of Turkeys and Bounty,” a work I will be re-posting here a little later in the week, for Thanksgiving holiday. A bit of a history lesson on the holiday is also provided, for our more international audience, who may or may not know of what Thanksgiving is. Enjoy!
wow! the resurrection is amazing!
my fav line in this..
As noble creatures hum
A lonely lullaby.
Tick tock-
..this is so dreamy..
oh – and great job over at one stop the last two days!
Thanks, Claudia! You’re always so kind – just doing my part to keep the wheels of the machine moving.
The moments tick on by-
Ashes lay where fire burned,
The beast is now long gone…. so beautiful, speechless here!
Your poem is a kind of Phoenix itself, bringing back the legend from the ashes once again.
What a wonderful poem. I am truly impressed this is from when you were about 14 years old. Amazing!
Mine are here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/poetry-potluck/ and http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/apprentice/
Mournful cry
From flickering flame,
The smoke is rising nigh.
Such wondrous radiance -..
love your lines..
magical writing,
Thanks for sharing your creativity with potluck..
Happy Tuesday,
Have A Fantastic Thanksgiving.
xx
A phoenix really…:-)
It’s my wish to be likened to a phoenix…for every new life, i will become stronger…
This is excellent Chris!
Wonderful and really magical…
I loved reading it 🙂
“From the ashes of its father”
I love the Phoenix it is a great mythological and symbolic creature. Great poem!
I enjoyed this poem so much, Chris. Especially the ending weaving into the beginning – a “poetic” round. Fabulous writing.
Dear Chris
Its beautiful… I enjoyed your last lines so much.. thanks for sharing…
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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