Water never struggles
Learns the language of the vessel
Instantly takes its shape
A quick adjustment
That betrays great intelligence.
Dissolve everything
The world never tidier
Without its touch
Keeps the murky behind
Journey up to float in the air.
A drop in an ocean
As well as in the clouds
Descends as rain
Moves up as a vapor.
Sustains life under water
Just as air on the land
Makes up two thirds of earth
A privilege of the planet earth.
Not only cleanses others
But cleanses itself
Flows very long distances
From distant mountains
Before joining the ocean.
Life is not
Where water is not
Earth brims with life
Because of it
While other planets are bald.
Author notes
Water is elixir of life
A contest entry
- Still Water by NurseChilly.
1750 points, ended March 18, 2008, 22 entries
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a thought provoking piece, one that we do all need to think about..
I do believe that this has been fine tuned some more since I last looked... well done
Gill.
many thanks for entering this contest -
cracks me up when people post this quickly after a contest arises.. from the time the contest hit until you post i haven't even had time to refill a coffee ... or take a piss... and you've written a poem...
lol.. some good ideas here- i'm sure you must be planning on tweaking it out thought.. surely you must be...
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