Hgarvey Daniel Esquire Poet Quatrain

Elements of Survival

The gentle Wind whispering through the trees
Tornados and cyclones expressing ;  rage
Watch sailboats floating on the ocean breeze                  
While violent Hurricanes take centre stage

A gentle Rain in the early morning
Tsunami destroying all in its path
A monsoon starts without any warning
Hot water drawn for a relaxing bath

The gentle Fire Blazing in the wood stove 
Keeping you warm on a cold winter’s night
The black ashes of a once luscious grove
The countryside glows, a hellish red light

The gentle Earth yielding all to mankind 
Mudslide cascading from the mountain tops 
An Earthquake : death and destruction combined
Vegetable gardens have flourishing crops

The elements to sustain life
Also create momentous strife

Inspired by Barbara Gorelick's Contest "The Four Elements"

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Carol Sunshine Brown December 29, 2010 at 6:46 AM Just stopping by today to thank you for all your comments. I enjoyed reading your wonderful poetry today HG my forever friend. Happy New Year to you and yours. Love, Carol

Andrea Dietrich September 14, 2010 at 8:44 PM VEry nice, HG. Congratulations. Luv, Andrea

Joyce Johnson September 5, 2010 at 8:04 PM This is a great poem HGarvey. Well worthy of a win. Thank you for answering my blog about the new twins. Really exciting event. It's hard to settle down to earth. Love "Mom"

James Fraser September 4, 2010 at 8:03 AM Many congratulations HG on your win in Barbara's contest with this excellent poem >> James

Dr.Ram Mehta September 3, 2010 at 7:27 AM Congratulations on the win for this wonderful poem, HG

Linda-Marie Sweetheart September 2, 2010 at 9:14 AM Super congrats HG my silent beau on your HM in BG's Elements Contest.. enjoy your special honor for a wonderfu write ... with luv "Sweetheart" forever...

Carolyn Devonshire September 2, 2010 at 9:02 AM I think you summed up your message very well in the couplet at the end, HG. Congratulations on your success in the contest! Love, Carolyn

Carol Sunshine Brown September 2, 2010 at 4:38 AM Congratulations on your win HG in Barbara Gorelick's contest "The Four Elements". Love, Carol

Barbara Gorelick September 1, 2010 at 10:16 PM Im so glad you got this one in on time. Thank you dear...as always , you had a creative look at the subject. Congrats to someone special. BG

Sara Kendrick August 31, 2010 at 2:15 PM Enjoyed this one with the positive and negative of each of the elements..I would not have thought of going in that direct or maybe I should say I did not think of going in that direction..Good luck in the contest with this one that reads like a winner to me..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog..We have another reason to say a Halleluia this afternoon ...They retest him for MRSA and he is free of that nasty Staph that we all dread getting..Sara

August 31, 2010 at 1:46 PM The vivid imagery works well in this poem. Nice use of rhyme. Best wishes in the contest. Thank you for your kind comment on my blog. Keep on writing! Karen

Linda-Marie Sweetheart August 30, 2010 at 7:46 PM An absolute winner HG my silent beau.. perfect view of the four elements.. good luck in BG's contest... very competitive one ..from all the entries I have read... well my dear ..my wedding photos are posted now on my new blog so u can view and comment... hope u like..we are only allowed 10 photos to post now by the system on soup... all the hundreds of photos from Italy will have to be shown in pieces dear silent beau.. enjoy from your "sweetheart" forever..luv..

James Peranteau August 30, 2010 at 5:07 PM Wow...it's like a re-broad cast of our recent wheather ! Awesome poem Sir ! james

Carol Sunshine Brown August 30, 2010 at 12:07 PM Wow I am reading a lot of excellent poetry today. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Hoping you have a wonderful week filled with inspiration HG my forever friend. The best to you in Barbara's contest. Love, Carol