Elemental Connection / by Ruth Temianka

Look into the light
cracked,
Refracted,
and
Tell me it’s worthless.

Pick up this stone soil
stacked,
Compacted,
and
Tell me it’s weightless.

Run across cold heat
tickled,
Restricted,
and
Tell me it’s lifeless.

Get out of this well
capped,
Confounded,
and
Tell me it’s waterless.

Tired?

So rest in this place,
A while,
Protected.

Then,
Tell me where,
Located,
and
Loveless!

I’ll toil to unearth,
Expose life to light, warmth and dew
To nourish,
and
Sacred!
Departed!
Disenchanted!
Bring sweet life anew.

Tell me
all this,
Lest I,
Forget
To tell you.