They say in our realm a divine bird did dwell
Whom the angels addressed as Raphael.
His songs made every man's heart swell
At least that's what the ancient legends tell.

They say Raphael's spiritual soul illuminated our sun
& the beasts hearing his mystic voice did run.
The moon blushed whenever his melody begun
& the stars in awe were left sparkling stunned.

Once flying across the night's dark shore
Raphael was trapped amidst a storm's ruthless roar
The vicious winds broke his wings to the core
It seemed the radiant Raphael couldn't fly anymore.

From falling down, Raphael couldn't avert
Like a meteor, his body violently crashed on earth.
His body ached, as all his veins were brutally hurt
Raphael was physically decimated in the dirt.

Amidst his tormenting pain, Raphael didn't cry
Not a single tear dropped from his eye.
With his broken wings, he tried to fly
Impaling the storm he reached for the sky.

Although Raphael wasn't physically the same
Yet a hopeful song in his bosom did remain.
He sang that hopeful carol that eclipsed his pain
A superlative song... that thrilled every mortal's brain.

Hence, whenever we feel dead inside
Amidst the pain, we must learn to smile.
Even with our broken wings, we must rise
For true grace comes at a painful price.

Note: Through the medium of Raphael the bird in this poem I wished to convey that in life our hopes are like our wings with the help of which we dream & we fly, but there comes a time when we are confronted with unpredictable stormy situations in our lives that break our hopes. When we are battered & bruised by fate's unpredictable twist we mustn't forget about our goodness, our inner beauty that resides in our hearts. We must rise with hope & courage not only to evolve as a stronger individual but also to conquer the various stormy situations in lives without compromising on our dreams, for true grace comes at a painful price.

Such a beautiful story and message

I'm glad you found this poem meaningful. Thank you so much for your readership and support.

Have you ever combined artistic images or music with your poetry .. I think this story is one that could Work so well with images

Yes I agree with you images do play an important role when it comes to complementing the poem. I have added pictures to this poem & my other poems on my blog ( www.sweetdevil69.wordpress.com ) but wasn't sure how I could add a picture while posting a poem here. If you want please feel free to explore my blog according to your convenience, I would love to know what you think about it

Thanks I will take a peek

Your topic just brought this song to mind :

Broken Wings
Mr. Mister

Baby I don't understand
Why we can't just hold on
To each other's hands
This time will be the last
I fear unless I make it all too clear
I need you so
Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take these broken wings
Baby I think tonight
We can take what was wrong
And make it right
Baby it's all I know
That you're half of the flesh
And blood makes me whole
I need you so
So take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Take these broken wings
You've got to learn to fly, learn to live, love so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up and let us in yeah, yeah
Let us in
Let us in
Baby, it's all I know that you're half of the flesh
And blood that makes me whole
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
So take these broken wings
And learn to fly again, learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up and let us in
Take these broken wings
You got to learn to fly, learn to live and love so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up for us and let us in
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I don’t know if you’ve heard it but it’s a nice song. Thanks for sharing your thoughts again

Good Choice Sceptical!!!
one of my faves!

Thanks Rob

Sidharth .. I checked out your blog .. such gorgeous images and words .. Loved your poem .. dance with the devil.... you are a very talented: man heart: .. well done u

Direct link to your blog .. for anyone interested in viewing ..

http://sweetdevil69.wordpress.com/tag/blog/

That's a lovely song really liked the lyrics. Heading to YouTube to hear it . Thanks for sharing such a glorious song.

Aww thank you so much. Bless you for your kindness. I'm truly touched by the goodness of your words

You’re welcome... it’s an old song that’s why you haven’t heard it I guess

yes the lyrics very so intriguing that I couldn't resist myself from Googling more about that song and I found that it was a song from 1985. That is like 8 years before I was even born. Thanks for the recommendation though I truly enjoyed listening to the song.