In a single clap of wings...

Mythical bird, feathers of flaming scarlet and 
gold, it is said that you nestled near the cool 
waters and lived on dew; You respond to the 
name of  'Phoenix' and it is believed that you 
only existed at any one time; Truly a mystery 
to man is your long life span - some hundreds

of years they say;

King of the birds, bursting into flames at your life

end, how is it that you arise from your ashes in a 
single clap of your wings - up in the city of the sun? 
It is said of you that you are harmless to man and 
that you sang the most enchanting songs to seduce 
the Goddess of the sun every morning at dawn; 

Solar bird, with eyes of the finest blue like polished 
sapphires illuminating the sky; Bonding with the 
rising sun, dying and aborning all at once across 
cultures & throughout time - O' what an awesome 
symbol of creation & new beginnings...

by Wajia-Patricia Bühl