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Writer's pictureellie van camp

elemental


I am weathered & worn

from exposure

to all of the elements

since the beginning

of time



water

eroding rock slowly

breaking down bones & shells

into tiny granules of sand


matter

molecules

hydrogen, oxygen

tasteless, odorless


a medium

in its different forms-

gaseous, liquid, solid


it fills any vessel it is poured into


conduits

for electricity

with the ability

to dissolve other substances


with a memory

hydrating

or hurting

if retaining toxins & pollution


~


filter your inner waters

purify & simplify

for vitality & wellness


listen

to a trickling stream

meeting & merging

with a mighty river

who then marries the ocean


feel the pressure of a waterfall

pushing down onto your being

as you stand tall


now

floating on your back

weightless



dancing in the rain

witnessing a mist

become a light drizzle

& then a downpour


~


wind caressing

& directing

guiding my sails

to an island,

ancient ruins whispering for my return


unseen currents

beneath & above

moving me


air

as light as a feather

fanning my fire


sparking

igniting

warming

scorching


a volcanic eruption

molten lava shooting out & up

descending down



ashes to ashes

we all rise out of the flames

& were formed out of the clay

kneaded

malleable


hardening

under pressure & time

to birth crystals

of different hues & formations


unearth the beauty

through digging deep


& above ground

a tree loses its leaves

that will turn into soil

compost for new life


a network of mycelium & micro organisms

beneath our feet

fruiting bodies reproducing

through microscopic spores

& seeds of every size

information for life inside


from the earth we were born out of & into

& to the earth our bodies will return

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