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    Phoenix
    Phoenix
    Phoenix
    Ebook153 pages26 minutes

    Phoenix

    By Grey Wolf

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    Phoenix is a collection of over 60 poems by Grey Wolf, covering a quarter century of writing. Most are illustrated with beautiful photographs from around the United Kingdom, including many taken in the picturesque Swansea Valley, as well as others from the North of Scotland. Now published in colour, the reader can view the book as it was always supposed to be.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrey Wolf
    Release dateDec 11, 2021
    ISBN9798201413620
    Phoenix
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    Grey Wolf

    Grey Wolf began writing as a teenager, and has remained consistent ever since in the genres he writes in - Alternate History, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. A poet since his later teens, he now has several published collections and his work has appeared in a number of magazines.  Living now in the South Wales valleys, Grey Wolf is a keen photographer and makes use of the wonderful scenery and explosion of nature that is the Welsh countryside. 

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      Book preview

      Phoenix - Grey Wolf

      This book is dedicated to my Mum and Dad,

      Maureen and Brian

      Table of Contents

      Flavour of The Month

      Out There

      Unicorn Princess

      Down At The Bar

      Air Raid

      Huntress

      The Hall of Memory (Loss Poem)

      Sevassa

      Daydream (Terminus)

      The Song of Ratana

      Dreamland

      Lone Wolf (Without Succour)

      The Graveyard

      Moondancer

      No Future

      Redemption

      End of Days

      The Outcast (Independence Day)

      Touched Always (Never Deserting You)

      Selornia

      Echoes of Ratana

      Walking on Unst

      Of Poets

      The Hungry Sea

      Walk The Darkness

      Where Now The Dreams

      Can You?

      Jade Sanctuary

      With My Enemies

      The Ghost in The Mirror

      A Brief Dream

      Freedom

      Serenity World

      Shadow of A Star

      The Winter of The Mind

      No Shelter

      Contents (continued)

      To My Flail

      Terminus (Oddly)

      Lone Wolf

      Dark Mirror

      Reel In

      Lost In Time

      Dancing Princess

      Dumornia (The Last Sanctuary)

      Cat

      Cat (2)

      Dance On

      Phoenix

      Afterlife

      The Final Edge

      Terminal Love

      Journey Towards Truth

      Flip Side

      Fractured

      The Sign of Hope

      One Last Thought

      Mumblings

      Silver Dreams

      Unicorn Princess

      Dark Mirror

      Out There

      Shrine of The Unicorn

      Charm of The Unicorn

      Alone And Lost

      Zaderix

      Separated

      Flavour Of The Month

      If you walk a while with me

      Through the mists of memory

      Among the ever-lasting power

      Of the true-bred fantasy ,

      You will meet the girls ,

      The heroes , villains and the lost

      That live unnervingly beside

      Each other .

      If you walk a while here

      You’ll be accosted , loved or slain ,

      You’ll spend your time

      With information -

      So much , you’ll go insane ...

      Do you know Prince Jokra ,

      Have you met Jay Wolfe ,

      Is Ariadne a true friend of yours ,

      Do you swear you’ve met Rembrandt ?

      Where do you spend your holidays ;

      In Riduicernes perhaps ,

      Or at the Confederate Embassy

      Dancing with Kylie Barnard ?

      Have you been to Wolfburg ,

      Seen the wonders of Du Rahma ,

      Have you played amongst the ruins

      Of the ancient lost Soviar ?

      If you walk a while with me

      You’ll meet my friends

      In many , varied places

      And know your dreams and mine collide ,

      You’ll see what wonders can exist

      If you’d but lose your mind ...

      April 14th 1998

      Out There

      Why is there laughter in the air?

      The

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