Phoenix Rising
Summer pool party magic.
The phoenix rose from the pool without warning. None of us saw it there before. What kind of party was this? Weren’t those creatures supposed to arise from ashes, not water?
I looked at my friend; he looked at me. We had the same thought – it had to be those colorful mushrooms we found on our hike and cooked for dinner!
But it all seemed so real. The phoenix rising on the night of our summer solstice party; its claws splayed as it flew out of the pool! Or was it a wild hallucination?
About the Creator
Carol Labuzzetta
Carol is an environmental educator who enjoys writing and photography. Using the science of awe, she has taught our youth to love the Earth for the last 20 years. Carol is inspired by nature, travel, and color. She is a published poet.
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