THE RETURN

[DinkyDi]

It segments layers of the past;
It hides the jewels we mine;
Its ownership on earth is vast;
In sand, its role is fine.
It rides the wind in storms of dust;
It’s won by war-torn fates;
It’s born anew in molten crust;
It’s why a tree gestates.
It’s foundations for everything;
From space, it’s green and blue;
It’s why sonars return their ping;
It’s even Uluru.
It’s dankly, underground, lit caves;
It’s liquefied in mud;
It greets the end of rolling waves;
It’s waterlogged in flood.
Intrinsical to landscaping;
It’s farmed in fertile fields;
It’s, continents still reshaping;
And crests displayed on shields.
It’s fossils stored eons ago;
It’s ‘neath a coral reef;
It filters clean as rivers flow;
It built the world motif.
It washes through a panning sieve;
It formed Canopic urns;
It’s where all life began to live
Onto, that life returns.
17/09/2011 © Copyright 2011 Adam Parker

[Zondrae]

it is ??

Deep Adam, deep.

I'll have to re-read it a few times. I was looking for a punch line.

[DinkyDi]

G'day Zondrae,

Yeah no real punchline as it were, just the 3rd in a series on the elements.

The first was "The Gift" on the wind
The second was "Rebirthing" on fire
This one on earth
Just water to go now.

[Maureen K Clifford]

Love it Adam - you have captured its element beautifully in your words - always more to things than what the eye sees initially

Cheers

Maureen

[DinkyDi]

Very true Maureen,

What is it that was once said...

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio.

[DinkyDi]

You and and both Marty! Just gonna take a step back for a week and work out how I'm gonna tackle it.

And yeah Zondrae... It is.
Sorry I skipped over that the other day.

[Heather]

Who'd have thought it was all those things?

You are on a roll Adam!

Heather