The Elements

Poem by Roger Paraselsu Coleman

Artwork by Lady Dragonstaar

Air is the breath, the cool wind from the East That cools the fevered brow; Inspirational vapor that blows in the mind, Bringing the What and How.
	Fire is Passion, the love that is hot, The warmth two bodies feel; The birth of concept, the Forge of Will, And the future the flames reveal.
Water is pure, washing away the grime, Of dark negativity; The maiden bathes, with spring-fresh rain And loves triumphantly!
	Earth is the mountain, old and strong, old as the hills and wise; Earth is the treasury of gems and gold, And the place of human demise.
But Spirit continues, surrounding us all, Awaiting patiently; And then one day, a child is born, Wondering eyes and smile adorn, With baby rattle and warm creamed corn, The Spirit returns to be free...