Peter Paul Valletta Poet Free verse

I Am the Phoenix

life comes and another goes
that is the law of the wild
an infinite cycle
of which I abide

Carelessly devoted
to the avatar of flame
for the vessel, I reside in
was never theirs' to tame

rising like a phoenix 
now I am reborn
flying over waves
that has troubled me before

rising from the ashes
of my troubled mind
as now I fly free
with no intention to decline

my being is that of fire
Intense and yet so pure
and thus I am immortal
and forever I endure

the embodiment of freedom
that's what mortals say
for courage, they are filled with
In skies of dark and gray

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 21, 2020 at 9:22 AM Great Pheonix poem! I have to say, I do love a good Pheonix poem, it is such a powerful symbol. Unfortunately my government bought into a so named computer program for payroll of federal employees, it has been burning down problem after problem since it's inception ;), Mine is "Burn To Fly" if you're interested. xomo