Marilene Evans Poet Free verse

Like a Phoenix Rising

LIKE A PHOENIX RISING

I had fallen hard many times,
times of uncertainties, pain,
sorrow, sadness, darkness
caused by personal losses
of separations, heartbreaks,
deaths and financial losses
from divorce and real estate
fall out and bad investments.

Many times, I got up exasperated
to shrug off the adversities to step
and look forward to keep going.
A few times, I stayed in the pit
of self-pity and yes, depression
and fought hard to get back up
again, leave the darkness, step
in to the light and look forward
to the bright side and wonders of life.
 
Now, I am up there, flying like a Phoenix
appreciating everyone I love and finding
peace within myself and contentment.
A Phoenix looking down and reflecting
how those hardships, difficulties, adversities
made me stronger, courageous, tenacious.
Looking up, expressing my utmost gratitude
for rising up from every downfall in my life. 


4/25/21     Entered for Your 2021 N - A Choice Poetry
                 William Kekaula
                 Poem was written and judged N/A on 3/30/21

3/30/31     Phoenix Rising Poetry
                 Unseeking Seeker

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Malabika Ray Choudhury April 1, 2021 at 8:12 AM Dear Marilene, Loved every line of your poem, especially the last stanza with so much hope and positivity. My experiences resonate with yours in some ways...I am reinventing my passions. Best wishes ~ Mala Marilene Evans April 1, 2021 at 8:30 AM Mala, thank you so much. ahh... we are not too old to dream, to learn, to change, to reinvent, to rediscover .... Happy Easter.