Salt
tastebuds seek out this mineral nice,
essence of being and all that is wise,
it pervades the universe but unseen,
salt in us is salt from men who have been.
for generations it has looped around,
from oceans to rain then on to the ground*,
from tiniest plankton to creatures large,
for existence salt has been incharge.
a simple compound of elements two,
a sodium with chloride hold life’s clue,
in water ionise to disappear,
despite their presence solution looks clear!
from single cells from oceanic floor,
to evolution’s more complex galore,
crystals of this compound have stayed alive,
seeping through the ages in life’s cosmic dive.
so it is here, there, it is everywhere,
it is wealth unknowingly that we share,
crystals of salt that were in Christ Jesus,
have gone through several times amongst us!
when tear drops taste of oceanic salt,
they remind of origins from the start,
inscribed deep within each genetic code,
share of salt for your bodily abode.
a warning against greed it does impart,
if stored too much it’s no good for the heart,
body soon suffers the signs of excess,
thirst urges water for diuresis.
so sublime in our nature is this salt,
without it all life will come to a halt,
that tiny white grain we hold in our hand,
is the language of life on this land!
2nd placement
written 27/02/2021
Salt poetry competetion
Anthony Biaanco sponsored
*while water circulates from oceans through rain and rivers,
the rain water being slightly acid erodes land rocks and contributes to the bulk of the salt in the ocean!
10 syllables each line
8 quatrains with aabb, ccdd ... rhyme sequence.
perfect and imperfect rhyme.
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