Elements

Waters gather pool and puddle
Into lake sea crevices roots
They flow caress burble
Water can be held and hold us.

Fire gathers consumes reduces chars scorches
But also blazes lights warms

Fire dances, burns within us,
creates the very concept of day.
It lives in electricity and lightening.
Is fleeting and brilliant.
Sometimes too bright to look at
or too hot to touch.

Earth is solid and grounding,
Slow deep and wise.
It is the base of life and birth,
As well as harvest, seasons, cycles.

Air is mystery and prayer,
Language, and without boundary or form.
Causes both whirlwinds and calm breezes.
Clear skies, clouds and bright stars.
Makes sacred smoke, and rainbows.

They all mingled to make:
Giants, gods, monsters, spirits,
Kept combining and mixing,
Experimenting, hatching, tweaking,
Different creatures and powers,
and magic and mistakes.

Every one has a creation story,
Every one has a beginning,
A way of explaining how
we have arrived
At being us.
For some, it may be based on
Deeply held beliefs,
Family ancestry,
Evolution
Paleontology
Geology,
astrophysics.

So many things to awe,
Marvel and discover,
To open and adapt to and absorb,
Directions to grow,
And ways to just be.
Learn from the elements
To be timeless and steady.
Learn to both mix and mutate,
Knowing your character,
And knowing when it changes.