Category: Rhyme
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View from the window: Wet and Warm
I looked out of the Vestibule window this morningThe glare was bright, but without warningI saw that the trees were all wobbly-likeAs the rain was falling with all its mightI couldn’t see further beyond the treesBut the Mansion does that, it likes to teaseA tropical rainstorm seems to be in placeSo I think I’ll stay…
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Dance of the Phoenix
With wings of fireFeathers of flameAnd head and tail of light The phoenixThe firebirdLifts off the ground, and upwards into flight It circlesIt soars It sizzles It roars It shrieks It weaves and dives It hovers It swoops It spins It loopsAnd it aims for the greatest heights The phoenixThe firebirdDances and…
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Fire Island: The Phoenix Within
With rocks that flow As clouds catch alight,Where the daytime’s darkenedAnd the night-time’s quite brightThe seas around are stirring someAs if they know of what is to come.The volcanic lands begin to stirThe air becomes thick, the horizon a blur,The lands spew flames high into the airThe waters hiss as if they care.Steam evaporates, Molten…