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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEWS OF THE PHOENIX, by ARTHUR JAMES MARSHALL SMITH
First Line: They say the phoenix is dying, some say dead
Last Line: As a precautionary measure, whether he did or not.
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, A. J. M.
Subject(s): Phoenix (mythical Bird)
First Line: They say the phoenix is dying, some say dead
Last Line: As a precautionary measure, whether he did or not.
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, A. J. M.
Subject(s): Phoenix (mythical Bird)
They say the Phoenix is dying, some say dead.
Dead without issue is what one message said,
But that has been suppressed, officially denied.
I think, myself, the man who sent it lied.
In any case, I'm told, he has been shot,
As a precautionary measure, whether he did or not.
Other Poems of Interest...
THE THIRD SERMON ON THE WARPLAND by GWENDOLYN BROOKS
THE PHOENIX AND THE TORTOISE by KENNETH REXROTH
THE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE PHOENIX REBORN FROM ITS ASHES by LOUIS ARAGON
THE PHOENIX by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON
THE PHOENIX TO MRS. BUTTS by WILLIAM BLAKE
RENEWAL by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY
THE PHOENIX, FR. NEPENTHE by GEORGE DARLEY
A HYACINTH FOR EDITH by ARTHUR JAMES MARSHALL SMITH
ODE: ON THE DEATH OF WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS by ARTHUR JAMES MARSHALL SMITH