The Sun Bird... Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

I am a fire bird, fly with my flocks, not the same,
In Elliptical circle float to the visibility of heavens,
Sizzling in my mind can boil everything around,
The warmth in my heart may whisper to blooms,

To flutter their petals to open to invite the golden beetle,
The intense love of mine may play on the surface of the green,
To cook the food of divine to serve the mouths of cows and oxen,
I am a fire bird with the wings as big as the solar size,

Glitter with hues, shine as the millions of diamonds,
Sprinkle the gold dust direct on the earth cake,
it is covered with bluish tinted fondant and cream.
The claws of mine are too strong to pluck out the forests,

The beak of mine has the straw to suck in the willows,
The eyes of mine are billions in numbers,
But cocooned in a single case, to watch the universe,
I am a fire bird, can’t be controlled by any gadgets.