From Dust and Ash

          In the desert of a former life
          In the sands of past despair and loneliness
          Amidst the ashes of a forgotten time
          Something stirs


     A breeze without wind
     A movement in the stillness
     Unearths a small, insignificant form
     Into the light of day

It is a creature born of love. Her love.


               It is her Love that makes the tiny heart beat
               That gives it the strength to stand
               Against the natural inertia of the great desert


          It is her trust that shields it from harm
          From the heat and the Destruction of the harsh conditions
          Of its own former world


               It is her certitude that gives it knowledge
               That makes it self aware
               That gives it the reasoning to percieve

          It is her beauty, her light, that brings it awe.
          That opens its eyes to joy
          That brings to it a sense of purpose


Her Ardour Courses the fire of life through the creatures veins
Her surety grows into armor... light as feathers, hard as diamond
Her conviction and faith brings it the power to arise from the dust
Her Splendor brings a song to its soul

     The phoenix takes flight into a new realm
     A realm of limitless skies,
     Into a world of endless hope,
     where dreams are reality,
     and all that is real is a dream


          In this world does my heart sing these words
          For all ears to hear
          These keys can never do the song justice

But the heart knows the song.