Phoenix Rising By: Sheila Dunn Souls come together Thoughts well met Dreams are for the better Hopes are for the best Phoenix Rising was written to get a rise in emotion from all who read it. Whether the emotion is sadness, happiness, fear, or exultation, the rise will be there just like the phoenix rises. Dreams cause a rise in passion, lessons a rise in knowledge. Each person will get a rise in some sort of emotion. Make it like a Phoenix Rising.