To all of WCO, from me, Ludi
Sticks and stones
May break our bones
And words can always hurt us
But we aren't about the hate
That we feel in our lives
And we aren't about those who desert us
It's the bird of life
That rises from the ashes of death;
It's our firebird that defines us
It's where we tell her to go
How we keep her with us
Even through the storms of snow
But when her flames go out
And your bird flickers into darkness
When all seems lost, let me carry the matches
Let me save your flaming bird
Let me hold the lighter
That saves your wings, your fire
Let me fix the blazing beast that carries your heart higher
Let me keep it in the sky when it is too tired to fly
Let me carry her back home to you
When her ashes are damp and she cannot emerge
When her bright light by darkness is disturbed
If she's caught by a fox or left alone on a curb
Just let me help your firebird
Let me get the bandages and the Vaseline
Let me make her flames burn again and give her eyes back their sheen
Isn't she a bird of wonders and dreams?
Doesn't she carry us to sleep?
When nightmares prowl and the wolves howl, is not she forever there?
She is with us in our hearts
Always, forevermore, she will remain
The beacon of embers in all our pains
So let me help her, help you
Let me help the little bird
Burn bright once again
[Poem] The Blazing Bird [Poem]
