Earth is waiting patiently
To take back
all the minerals
All the fibre
of this body
That was borrowed
On a contract limited in time.
An arrangement
with the force of gravity
To yield up just enough
to let it rhyme
and move about
within its mighty field
While earth continues
quietly to rest
Within its calm
embrace.
And meanwhile, air
has silently agreed
to pass through
this funny thing,
the nose
and be drawn
into these lungs
Which then pass on
that precious gas
To mingle once again
with earth
And allow
the magic dance of life
to continue
for a space.
And water runs
as it always will
with grace
Where it’s allowed
And fire fuels the dance
to keep everything
in motion
While what I may call I
Continues in its race
To understand its place
Before earth and water
Air and fire
Let go
of such a notion.
