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Like a Phoenix

December 19, 2011
By Orestes BRONZE, Oakland, California
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Can't even you, Apollo,
see my glistening,
red-gold plumage,
or hear the beauty
of my melancholy tune,
singing on the brink
of an infinite well,
my tears healing deep wounds
so that once more,
I may spread
my immortal wings,
and fly,
far, far away
from these mountains
of ashes,
to the shimmering,
red-gold star
as it beautifully rises

I, New and Reborn.

© Brittan S., Claremont, CA

The author's comments:
It is meant to be about perseverance; about getting up with renewed strength, and trying all over, regardless of how hard we've fallen.It was specifically about perseverance in life, and our willingness to live, no matter how discouraging things may be.
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