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FEATHER TO FLAME

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A Poetry Collection

by Karie | The Phoenix Writes

Poetry that ignites the soul, softens the edges, and speaks with the voice of fire and feather.

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Welcome to Feather and Flame — a five-volume journey through the human heart, spirit, and imagination. These poems are drawn from the embers of lived experience and carried on the wings of creative truth. They are both fierce and delicate, forged in transformation and penned with tenderness.

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Each volume offers a doorway into a different emotional and spiritual landscape — from the ashes of grief and the ache of longing, to the elemental pull of nature, the silent strength of womanhood, and the wild joy of life’s irreverent absurdities.

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Together, these collections invite you to rise, reflect, laugh, and feel deeply.
Feather and Flame is not just a poetry series — it’s a living anthology of transformation, written in ink and embers, guided by the soul’s own fire.

From the ashes of loss and life’s deepest reckonings rise the words that refuse to stay silent. Smoke-Lit Lines explores the raw terrain of grief, transformation, and inner resurrection — where pain births power and endings ignite new beginnings. These are poems that smoulder with truth, burning through illusion and making way for light.

Volume I: Smoke-Lit Lines

Poems of Flight, Fire, and Becoming

Where pain turns to poetry and ashes spark renewal

From the ashes of loss and life’s deepest reckonings rise the words that refuse to stay silent. Smoke-Lit Lines explores the raw terrain of grief, transformation, and inner resurrection — where pain births power and endings ignite new beginnings. These are poems that smoulder with truth, burning through illusion and making way for light.
The Dance of the Phoenix The Samurai Sword The Web Alone
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In The Embered Heart, the language of love flickers with passion, soul connection, heartbreak, and longing. These verses trace the tender pulse of romantic love and spiritual union — where desire meets devotion, and where grief and grace intertwine. A tribute to the fierce beauty of loving deeply, even when it scorches.

Volume II: The Embered Heart

Verses on Love, Loss, and Soul Recognition

For the hearts that burn, yearn, and remember

In The Embered Heart, the language of love flickers with passion, soul connection, heartbreak, and longing. These verses trace the tender pulse of romantic love and spiritual union — where desire meets devotion, and where grief and grace intertwine. A tribute to the fierce beauty of loving deeply, even when it scorches.
"Phoenix Rise": The mythic story of rebirth; "Scorched Earth": Confronting loss and renewal; "Wingbeat": The courage to lift off and embrace change.
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Witty, wistful, and unapologetically feminine, Beneath Her Brim captures the many faces of womanhood. These poems play with glamour, resilience, cheek, and quiet sorrow — often hidden behind parasols, wide-brimmed hats, and subtle smiles. A collection for the women who carry worlds in their eyes and secrets in their style.

Volume III: Beneath Her Brim

Unheard Voices of the Wind

Soft whispers that change the world

Witty, wistful, and unapologetically feminine, Beneath Her Brim captures the many faces of womanhood. These poems play with glamour, resilience, cheek, and quiet sorrow — often hidden behind parasols, wide-brimmed hats, and subtle smiles. A collection for the women who carry worlds in their eyes and secrets in their style.
"Invisible Flight": The unnoticed journeys we take; "Quiet Storm": Strength beneath calm exteriors; "Feather Fall": Acceptance and letting go.
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Elemental and introspective, Tides and Tempests dives into the restless places of nature and soul. With ocean swells, wind-swept sands, and the call of the sailor’s heart, this volume honours both external landscapes and inner voyages. These are poems for those navigating life’s weather with grit, wonder, and a listening spirit.

Volume IV: Tides and Tempests

Nature’s Voice and the Soul’s Longing

A journey through wind, water, and the wisdom within.

Elemental and introspective, Tides and Tempests dives into the restless places of nature and soul. With ocean swells, wind-swept sands, and the call of the sailor’s heart, this volume honours both external landscapes and inner voyages. These are poems for those navigating life’s weather with grit, wonder, and a listening spirit.
"Blaze Trail": The journey through adversity; "Ashes to Oaks": Transformation and legacy; "Smoke Signals": Messages carried on the wind.
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A playful rebellion against life’s absurdities, Riotous Rhymes and Revelations is Karie Rohrlach’s poetic wink at the world. Here, cream cakes become weapons, waxing turns philosophical, and country pubs spill more than beer. A delightful detour into satire, mischief, and the laugh-out-loud truths we all secretly know.


Volume V: Riotous Rhymes and Revelations

Riotous Rhymes and Revelations

Because Sometimes Poetry just needs to poke fun

A playful rebellion against life’s absurdities, Riotous Rhymes and Revelations is Karie Rohrlach’s poetic wink at the world. Here, cream cakes become weapons, waxing turns philosophical, and country pubs spill more than beer. A delightful detour into satire, mischief, and the laugh-out-loud truths we all secretly know.
"The Firebird": A tale of magical flight; "Winged Warrior": Courage in myth and reality; "Cinder Paths": Journeys of fate and destiny.
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© 2025 by Karie

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