On wings of doves you begin
in freedom you have found an extraordinary voice
celebration of your journey’s path forward
In tranquility
your words returned
A whisper within your heart
first denied
incessant gentle nudges avoided
until you could no more deny those words
their impassioned pleas
than you could stop
your heart from beating
your lungs from breathing
your pen from bleeding
Awaited—welcomed
their invitation accepted
sonnets and stanzas crafted
Your declaration
drafted in tears—haunted by fears
now an affirmation of strangers
Like the lotus your greatest gifts
grew greater in the ooze of mud
celebrate
freedom earned—lessons learned
A magnificent phoenix
plumes of every hue
grandest of dreams now yours to pursue
A vibrant blossom ablaze
fiery gems
your magical words
A beautiful phoenix soaring
tall, strong proud—no doubts at all
most magnificent of birds
most beautiful of all.
©Autumn 2021 Jill Sharon Kimmelman
Literary Review by Cijo Joseph Chennelil:
Jill Sharon Kimmelman Ji, Your poem titled " Contemplation of A Phoenix in Flight for Annette " is a poem that truly pours eloquence upon an emerging personality. As an exponent of peace, everything commences. This voice has found its pathway of freedom and individual solace. Her melodious lines do usher in a world of serenity. Those words do get into a domain of consequence, although they are set aside. The oozing confidence in those cadences does open a floodgate touching the entire self inside out. Those verses are born out of the lamentations of the highest pedigree. These musical lines are tinged with invaluable lessons of different hues and colours. The spirit inherent in those lines rises up slowly but surely like Phoenix. This phoenix soars high overcoming all the challenges. Kudos to you for composing such a poem of outstanding nature. Cijo Joseph Chennelil. Kuravilangad, August 2024©®
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