Phoenix Rising*

Rising out of the horizon
Fire aflame in her wings
Flapping furtively until
Touching the sky and
Taking flight to flit away to
Another time and place to
Perch upon a precipice
Precariously poised and
Ready to release the
Built up tension stored in
Her lungs - out it comes...
Exhaled on to the winds of
Change and she rises and
She rises and she rises and
She rises and supported by the
Surrendering of her wings
Embraced by the invisible
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soars...