ashes
all that remain now;
for I burned my joys,
in the flames of doubt;
ignoring the voices
that tried to douse it,
with waters of love.
ashes
is there a phoenix,
waiting to rise again
and be born anew?
I know not if there is,
I fear if there is not,
left with a lot to rue.
ashes
but I have to find,
that phoenix within,
that is my identity,
part of me burns out,
and a new part begins.
Shared with The Sunday Whirl #180, The Imaginary Garden, The Poetry Pantry and d’Verse Open Link Night.
(28th September 2014)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing to me are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
There is a wonderful synchronicity in the ebb and flow of this piece..and a whole bunch of wisdom…
Thanks a lot, Jae π Glad you felt so.
burning the joys in the flame of doubt…i as well do that too often… good if there within all the ashes is a phoenix waiting to rise…a new idea..new hope… new life and thousand new colors…
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Yes, I guess it’s something most of us do. It’s almost impossible not to. I love the idea of a thousand new colors rising up with the hope, the phoenix. Thank you, Claudia π
yes, there has to be some hope, otherwise we may never see the phoenix rise.
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Very true, NataΕ‘a. Glad you liked the poem and dropped by π
This is very wonderful – beautiful writing……I especially love “part of me burns out and a new part begins.”
Glad you felt my writing is beautiful, Sherry π Thanks a lot.
Refreshing!
ZQ
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Ah the Firebird, I do wish they exist. Interesing, I have a poem where I mention “I’m no firebird” Glad somebody can dream of having one inside them.
I do want to rise once I’m down in the ashes, Cathy π It’d be sad not to. I think they do exist, in hopes than literally. Glad you liked the poem.
That is one beautiful phoenix Leo π Hope you too rekindle the fire within and rise up to touch the sky.
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I hope so too, Ishi π It’s not “me” to be bogged down by doubt all the time.
Humans always have had fascination with phoenixes. That desire to cheat death, cheat failure and born again π
I loved the way you talked about a Phoenix within.
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Oh! I donβt intend to βcheatβ death or failure, Jyoti. But to rise again after I fail. To try again. What is dead or failed is done. I want to rise from that and fly again π
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ANd the phoenix will rise for sure ..
Loved the poem and to me it sparks of hope and positivity..
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Glad you liked the poem and felt it was positive, Biks π I hope the phoenix rises too. Thank you for dropping by π
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We should all nurture the phoenix within us. In this way we can rise from the ashes of doubt, of mistakes we make, and the disappointments in life. This is so important in matters of love particularly!
* Chuckles at the βparticularlyβ part *
Yes indeed, Old Egg, I agree. The phoenix inside of us is vital. Else the world becomes a gloomier place than we can take perhaps. Thank you for the wise words to add on to my poem. π
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The phoenix holds such symbolism, love how you’ve used it here.
Glad you liked the symbolism and my poem, Kathryn. π Thanks!
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This is true for each of us. We possess the potential, the power, if we choose to embrace it and use it.
Absolutely, Kim π It’s up to us how we rise from the ashes! Thank you π
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i used to think that Phoenix is Mythology..
until i come to know Phoenix as Love..
and not just a word..
a powerful feeling conquering the worst of human maladies…
and gluing the greatest chasms of hate tHere are…
To cultivate IT back from ashes is the challenge..then..at least for me…
i do not believe this Phoenix exists.. neither then..
then i cannot remember it ever living in me…
but when the Phoenix comes back IN me…
i Live Again.. Yes.. Love Again.. Rises in Me!
It’s what i like about Mythology..
some folks scoff at the Housing..
of what lies True..
inside of Myths
and
US
TRUE2
Quite true. It is difficult to imagine that there is a phoenix inside us, because we aren’t in situations everyday where that phoenix has to rise up π So when it does, it feels unbelievable. Thank you, katiemiafrederick π
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There is a Pheonix within all of us, but we fail to realise it. Sometimes when it makes an effort we crush it.On other times it rises without any indication.
Yes, Usha ji. Very true. We do push it back when it rises sometimes, unknowingly perhaps, but we do.
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let not the doubts trouble us and we rise all over again, very hope full poem:)
Thank you, Vandana π yes. Without doubts to weigh us down, we do rise back quicker, I feel.
enjoyed the tripartite structure and the controlled phrasing.
Thank you, Abin.
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Uplifting write, Thank you for sharing. I loved the way you have used the Phoenix in your write, I have always been fascinated by this fairy creature.
Ah! I too have been fascinated by the phoenix, Ankita. Not the bird, but the concept of being reborn from the ashes π
Glad you liked the write and felt it uplifting. Thanks a lot π
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Great poem so full of hope after the fall.
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Thank you & glad you felt so, GL Meisner π
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LOVE THIS!
Thank you, Dell Clover. π