Firebirds in the Void

by Narph   Nov 17, 2014


I'm thinking
of stars that shine
in a place where blackness
seeps from every corner.
I'm thinking of multitudes
of flaming birds that
weave through constellations,
rising and dipping,
spinning,
like helicopter seed pods,
and they're whirring,
just like the comets they pass,
and the light waves that
pulsate from beyond.

Nothing,
and nearing nowhere,
just obligatory gaseous clouds,
and a flurry
of crystallized wings,
ignited in pursuit,
trailing somersaults through stardust
with a centralized hope
for something, unknown.

Do you, too, seek oblivion?

When a brighter sun
strikes these planets
like a million pebbles
rotating ablaze,
won't you float a moment
woven in the void?
Perhaps still smoldering, but
subdued.

*2012?
Posting so I don't lose it.

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  • 8 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Judging Comment:

    I think of the Phoenix when I read this colorful piece.

    I love the misc. genre, because you get an endless amount of everything all packed in one poem. Perfect genre category. You have fantasy, nature, science/life and even romance all in one with this poem.

    It's breathtaking visuals are captivating. It made me think of a super nova, and Phoenix soaring.

    Again, creative and unique. Pure and vibrant lines of description.

    Details are mixed in each and every line. It's so thought provoking that I go back and read each line, taking something different. It's a pretty piece, just beautiful!

  • 9 years ago

    by BlueJay

    Judging Comment:

    Another wonderfully unique and stunningly beautiful piece written by Narph this week. As always the imagery here is simple yet powerful. It has a unique twist to it and a personality so unlike anything else that this site sees. As effortless as this piece seems it is clear there is so much more to it than just pulp and ink. It's honest and so completely out there without being so strange that it loses the audience. I had to read this piece quite a few times before I could even begin to dream of what to write in a decent comment, but this truly is remarkable.

  • 9 years ago

    by Darren

    I am not a fan of one word comments, so I am typing this flannel so that this isn't a one word comment, I am too tired to write anything more you see, getting on a bit here.....but when I write my one word comment it will be amongst all of this, so I may just get away with it...

    here it is;

    Amazing

    and

    Nominated

    (that's two ?!!)

  • 9 years ago

    by Britt

    Nominated for ya Jane. Well, for me really because this is flipping amazing.

  • 9 years ago

    by silvershoes

    Seriously, Narph, what the hell. You can't post this many amazing poems in such a short period of time. How am I supposed to nominate them all or even take them all in and consider them as they should be considered? It's too much talent in too small a space. I'm overwhelmed.