Basic Elements of Earth
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Basic Elements of Earth
True gifts...our elements of earth;
this solid mass on which we stand,
with gravity at center core,
stability is well at hand.
The sky above, our ceiling, holds
the sun's bright rays, dark clouds of rain,
the air we breathe, a highway too,
to fly like birds in our space plain.
Our treasured water, source of life;
without it, we could never be.
The oceans, rivers, streams and ponds
sustain all life amazingly.
And fire, a friend or foe for sure;
burnt forests better growth create.
Its energy and warmth we need;
though, sometimes a destroyer's fate.
Our solids, air, water and fire;
the basic elements of earth.
Such balance in these gifts of life
support each level of its worth.
Sandra M. Haight
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2016
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