A Firebird’s Love

Prolog:

Magical and brightly glowing in red, orange and yellow light like a fire just past the first flame. She is the one from a faraway land, both blessing and bringer of doom to me, her captor. She is my firebird – divine, immortal and invincible. The mystery of her feathers has illuminated hearts of men for many years.

The sun is low

But her plumage glows

Her song sterns the tide

She´s creations pride

Firebird:

Don’t hold on me

Please let me go

And I will shine on

Though you hurt me so

Don´t keep me in chains

Because you know

I still burn for you

But I have to go

Her feathers glow

And they want cease

If you find one

She´s sapped by disease

A disease called love

That makes her weak

Over and above

But shining from the peak

Firebird:

Don’t hold on me

Please let me go

And I will shine on

Though you hurt me so

Don´t keep me in chains

Because you know

I still burn for you

But I have to go

No more – feathers to give

No more – flame to live

No memories – do remain

No more – loss to sustain

Forgive me for what I did to you

I didn´t mean to hurt you so

Tell me that it´s not to late

I am begging you to stay

Possessed by men

But she has to be free

To let the land bloom

Bright as it can be

Her grudge is her plumage

Her divinity and will

To hold her, men would damage

Destroy and kill

Firebird:

Don’t hold on me

Please let me go

And I will shine on

Though you hurt me so

Don´t keep me in chains

Because you know

I still burn for you

But I have to go

Epilog:

At the end fo her life she builds herself a nest that she then ignites. Both, nest and bird are reduced to ashes, from which a new bird arises.

A new love.