Elemental

• Meggan Walker, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2009

Wish to be wind,
And flow where you please;
Just split both ways
When you come to a tree;
Fly as high as you want,
Nothing holding you down;
Wish to be wind,
And you’ll never drown.
Will to be water,
And elude any grasp;
Rush anywhere;
You’re your own map;
Tickle the stones as
You trickle on by;
Will to be water,
And you’ll float to the sky.
Yearn to be earth,
Steadfast and strong;
With plants and the soil,
Your reach is now long;
Be a tree growing tall,
Roots holding your place;
Yearn to be earth,
And the sun you will face.
Desire to be fire,
And burn so bright;
Hold on to your sparks,
The source of your life;
Ignite a blaze,
An eminent flame;
Desire to be fire,
And warmth is your domain.