I am Earth:
Grounded and mounded
And moulded in clay
Secret and shrouded
And hidden from day
Womb am I:
Life is seeded and sprouted
And spread out in green
I am fertile and febrile –
The guardian unseen
I am Air:
Wispy and misty
And swirling in space
Fleeting and flirting
And moving with grace
Breath am I:
Life is shaped and spoken
And scattered in white
I am ethereal, inspiring –
The guardian of flight
I am Water:
Flowing and knowing
And fresh with surprise
Snaking and slaking
And shifting disguise
Thirst am I:
Life is suckled and sated
And swaddled in blue
I am replenishing, forgiving –
The guardian of new
I am Fire:
Burning and yearning
And purging the night
Forging and flashing
And shedding all light
Heat am I:
Life is sparked and stoked
And flame-licked in gold
I am passion, transcendence
The guardian of soul
We are Earth, we are Air
We are Water and Fire
And the mission we share
Is to quench life’s desire
The message we bring
Is the wisdom we keep:
That we four merge to one
In the love that you seek
Wayne Visser © 2013
Book
Wishing Leaves: Favourite Nature Poems
This creative collection, now in its 3rd edition, brings together nature poems by Wayne Visser, celebrating the diversity, beauty and ever-changing moods of our planet. The anthology includes many old favourites like “I Think I Was a Tree Once” and “A Bug’s Life”, as well as brand new poems like “Monet’s Dream” and “The Environmentalist”. Then as we turned our faces to the moon / Our hands entwined, our hearts in sync, in tune / We felt the fingers of the silken breeze / And made our wishes on the falling leaves / A gust of wind set off a whispered sigh / Among the trees that leaned against the sky. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
