Elemental Cycles

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Helen

Desert thirst
Waterless ocean
Death by sand

Fire dressing
Flickering fabric
as you writhe

Bath too still
Submerged for too long,
motionless

Natures loves
this special vacuum
No breath here

Earth, fire,
water, air; gather
souls to home

(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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6 Responses to Elemental Cycles

  1. Brian Hughes's avatar Brian Hughes says:
    June 6, 2013 at 6:32 pm

    Miss Haversham making a guest appearance there in the second verse.

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  2. Happy Little Blog's avatar Roxi St. Clair says:
    June 6, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    yeah! a poem about the elements and the cycle of life/death? brilliant Sis! xxxx

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  3. Wordifull Melanie's avatar Wordifull Melanie says:
    June 7, 2013 at 12:23 am

    “Waterless ocean
    Death by sand” very nice

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