Water, Sky, Fire, Earth
We came, swimming
amid the sound of mermaid tails and elders chanting - the tales they gave of ancient drowning murmured across rhythms of whale song the whole sea hymning Into the clouds we came and lost ourselves the sound of hills growing as they gave back the gift of rain stilled us as the heaven moved across our consciousness as known, just as unseen Out of the core we came dragons of old old story spoke with the sound of flame courted the heroes’ swords they gave us an evil name robbed us and maimed us sorely yet we remain the same guards of the golden hoards We came in secret from our deep mole-homes in the blinding dark the sound of grass growing of worm feeding gave us direction, tunnelling across nobody else’s vision |