From smoldering embers and ashes
A phoenix, immortal, takes flight
A vision of gold and bright crimson
Dispelling darkness with light
As it soars on the winds of the morning
Its song fills the brightening sky
As the earth from its slumber awakens
And dreams spread their wings to fly
Maria Rosario Avanceña
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-phoenix-14/
