Elemental Retribution

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I was playing with an elemental theme, and I got two poems, each highly based on the other. This one's sister poem is 'Gifts Of The Elements.'

Elemental Retribution

We build upon the earth
And create from it's gifts
Do we truly not realize
That we make great rifts?

We drink from the water
And grow with its life
Is it possible to not know
You're harmed by our strife?

We breathe in the air
And sail through it's skies
Can we really be unaware
We're dirtying this prize?

We depend on the fire
And we need it always
It will be you alone
Who makes sure man pays...

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DeepEclipse commented on Elemental Retribution

07-28-2010

I wonder if it is coinsicidence that most of the elements seem to represent an emotion? Maybe just my imagination. Life seems to have hidden innuendos at times. Well written piece on these 4 shades of life. Maybe they compose the earth's harmony in some secret way... ?

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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