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!
The Waking Den 