Indispensable Essence, 2

(Shakespearean) Against the sky, the weathered land now sinks as water pours its force upon the earth 'til mossy glades become the tattered links between the ocean's rim and mountain's girth. A drought creates the stagnant puddle-scum unfit to slake the thirst of man or ape while life on earth will shrink and soon become too weak to fight disease or seek escape. Yet streams still flow with water fresh and clean to nourish all of life within their range, as pastures blossom, lush in verdant green, from rain which curries earth in soft exchange. As life cannot continue without breath, a rainless land may gather only death.