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Elemental Earth

Earth's rich soil humble dirt complex dirt elemental earth layer upon layer where it hides mineral treasures more than we could ever measure. Quartz and crystals gold and gems salt and silver precious oil stolen and lifted by hands of men. Rumbling from the bowels of earth hot magma rises erupts and flows spews and plummets to lands below. Mother earth source of life for plants and trees roots run deep thirstily searching to seek and find precious fountains hidden waters sublime. There are hidden secrets within earth's crust where we have come from within it's dust where God has formed our earthly frame where to dust we'll return again. Written on 3/7/2016

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Vladislav Raven

Date: 3/18/2016 2:06:00 PM

Hi Laura, Congratulations on your win in the contest. This piece does sing Laura, it does have such a lyrical quality to the words. The write is so simple in its creativity and that is what makes it so special i think. An excellent piece on the theme Laura. This is deserving of the seven i give it and i place it in my faves....Vlad.

Balveen Cheema

Date: 3/17/2016 8:41:00 AM

Congrats on your placement, Laura!

Probir Gupta

Date: 3/17/2016 1:57:00 AM

Almost wordography ! Congrats....

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/17/2016 1:47:00 AM

Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust .... your poem speaks in humility, and of awe. Very well captured.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 3/16/2016 10:48:00 PM

Brilliant take on theme n wonderful win Laura... big congrats!

Laura Leiser
Date: 3/16/2016 11:24:00 PM

Thank you, Dr. Upma :)

Sandra Haight

Date: 3/16/2016 9:45:00 PM

Excellent poem, Laura. Congratulations on your fine placement! Hugs, Sandra

Laura Leiser
Date: 3/16/2016 11:24:00 PM

Thank you, Sandra :)

Lu Loo

Date: 3/16/2016 9:40:00 PM

Laura, congrats on your placement! :)-luloo

Laura Leiser
Date: 3/16/2016 11:23:00 PM

Thanks, Laura Loo :)

Brian Davey

Date: 3/16/2016 7:37:00 PM

Congratulations on a well deserving poem and thank you for entering

Brian Davey
Date: 3/17/2016 12:06:00 AM

Of course you deserved it and don't forget to enter part 2 WIND

Laura Leiser
Date: 3/16/2016 7:40:00 PM

Thank you so much for placing me in your contest, Brian! I really enjoyed the subject, too :)

Janice Canerdy

Date: 3/8/2016 10:07:00 PM

This is excellent--very descriptive and inclusive! Janice

Laura Leiser
Date: 3/9/2016 12:16:00 AM

Thank you so much, Janice, for your kind and encouraging comments :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 3/7/2016 8:09:00 PM

Oh Laura, your poem is sublime! You have written this like a master poet, especially because it is so succinct yet you have included all Earth's bounty! I am faving this beauty. #7 ; )

Laura Leiser
Date: 3/7/2016 8:25:00 PM

Thank you so much, dear Connie! I really appreciate that you liked this, as I wasn't sure it was any good. Thank you again :)