Tag: Tales
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The Observed
Miriam looked back from the bedroom window overlooking the park. “Somethin’s goin’ on back there,” she said, to Gerald, who was actually watching the events himself. “I’d best phone your mother!” She left the room, and Gerald could hear the whirring sound of her old-fashioned telephone. He brought his attention back onto the park. The…
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The birth of the phoenix
What once was coalSparksFail to IgniteSmoking cinders Roll As A bird Takes To flightFlames No longer lick Embers glow no moreTwo strong legs kick And wings help the bird soarDarkness diminished by wingsOutstretched wideThe birth of the phoenix Has just been describedHigh up above flies the magical birdOnce only ever dreamed of in our real world