O that noble bird <br />Whose feathers <br />Are collected in the light, <br /> <br />Shall be set aflame <br />By the torches of the order, <br />And, those ashes scattered <br />By dark winds across the land. <br /> <br />Yet behold, <br />The quickening breath <br />Shall gather the ashes together again, <br /> <br />And, from them <br />Shall arise that brilliant fiery bird <br />Whose faith is like unto the ancients. <br /> <br />So too, <br />Shall the glow of each feather <br />Illuminate the skies, <br /> <br />And open up the heavens <br />For the ascension <br />Of the Phoenix rising. <br /> <br />5-27-06<br /><br />~~~ Leaven ~~~<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/phoenix-rising/
