Ode To a Phoenix 

                        

                              Nestled  in the heart of a blossoming tree 

                                    She had just begun to weave

                                         dreams of a sunny tomorrow.

                             But Fate conspired with Death 

                                  and hatched the cruellest plot 

                                       to nip her joy in the bud.

                           A bolt from the  blue 

                                  fell on the tree of a sudden,

                                     hitting her nest unawares,

                                         bringing it down to the earth.

                           Too shocked  by the heavy blow  

                               to sense her own wounded self  

                                  she lay petrified, stunned,

in the midst of her broken dreams.  

                 

                      

          But  before the deadening loss 

           could kill her  lively spirits 

              she wrang her eyes dry,

                   and rose up from the wreckage

                       to fight  again and brave 

                          all odds that came her way.

        With slow but sure strife  

          she flew through mist and snow

           carving her route to resurrection.

   And  lo ! she made it  at last

       reaching the land of bright sunshine 

           she made her nest on the olive again.

                                                                           Yes, she is there  at last 

                                                                                      A hope reborn, a dream realized 

                                                                                                life revived from dust and ashes!

         Weighing her new grown wings 

              she is ready to map the skies 

                   even beyond the horizon 

                         for  what can be a limit  

                            to a spirit indomitable!

                                                                     And  as she spreads  her wings

                                                                             to take up new flights 

                                                                                leaving the dust of  fear behind

                                        I rub my eyes in wonder  

                                           and ask myself --

                                                                   Does Phoenix belong to legends alone?           

    

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