Ad Infinitum

It fills the night

With the prominence of the sun

Stretching its wings

Of fire

Aerial immortal

Envied by alchemists

For infinity is theirs

Adorned in gold

With accents of

Cadmium,

Amaranth,

And crimson

The phoenix climbs

Spinning

Like a pinion of flame

A final dance

To begin again

Air ripples with heat

As the firebird becomes brighter,

Hotter

Stars watching,

Envious

In their still void

Light

From within

Burning like a forge

On the precipice of war

Illuminates its soul

At its eternal core

Like a supernova

The flier of fire erupts

Sky quaking as kaleidoscopes of colour

Soundlessly join

The aurora borealis’ undulating rhythm

Ash

Emblazoned with the spark of life

Drifts among the clouds

In waves of hues

Cresting with every trough

Until finally!

Gravity greedily claims them

Embers

Of gold,

Cadmium,

Amaranth,

And crimson

                                  

They fall gently

With the luminous grace

Of fireflies

Clustering

With the focused purpose

Of sentries

Unafraid to die

Embers land

Kissing earth

A heated sensual embrace

On the cool forest floor

With a growing hunger

A ravaging wanting,

Needing

More, more, more

Acrid smoke

Joins the Northern Lights

As the lush greenery burns

On the wings

Of a phoenix rising

Once more

 
Hey everyone!

Thanks for reading this poem I did for the flashfiction community, 200-Word Tuesdays! I selected April’s theme of “Embers” as I was inspired by the mystical phoenix, a fantastical immortal of beauty and rebirth.

Thanks and take care!

Larysia 

Artwork by Frank Koran.