A phoenix rises in flames
From out the left side of my chest
With feathers of flame yet,
Set free to fly where it wills.
One day, it will return,
Nuzzling deep inside my chest again,
All the ashes gone,
All flame having died away,
Its fiery colored feathers
Whispering, singing to my blood
Of beauty seen,
Of tantalizing things touched,
Of all the air breathed, smelled, felt,
Of the sounds soft and harsh heard
All along the way around the earth.
Through the whispered tales
Of those fiery feathers
My blood will tell me
Where I am to go.
Hearing The Mermaids Sing 
Gorgeous poem. Wow.
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Thank you so very much, Jane.
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Your poem of your eternal burning feather touched my heart
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Thank you, my friend.
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This is a beautiful write. I feel very moved by it.
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Thank you, V.J.
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You are welcome.
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And so is love…patience, vigilant, and all consuming…
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