The Four Elements: a Supernatural Force, a Human Resource

Mantle--a fluid shelf that cradles all existence;
Soil--a table that nurtures all subsistence
Flora--a cultivated canvas that neutralizes resistance;
Fauna--a habituated benefactor of indulgence.

Wind--a mysterious force of ambivalence,
Dispersing seed and spore with diligence.
Fondling cloak that cools with benevolence;
Powerful menace that uproots with violence.

Fire, generative force imbuing hearth with resilience;
A temporal light that provides luminescence.
Warming incubator, glowing candescence,
Brooding killer scorching with indifference.

Water--a random discharge of providence.
A vast reservoir of expedience.
An enervating stream that fuels with prescience;
An extractor that disperses with each recurrence.

Immutable elements with primordial affluence;
Material objects manipulated for human ascendence.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 24, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Enjoyed reading your poetry today Stephen. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. The best to you in the contest. Love, Carol
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August 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Awesomely creative Stephen and good luck int he contest... u have expressed the elements superbly and have captured their essence entirely.. enjoyed with luv..ciao..
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