Elements

by Anne, Carly, Helen, Josie, Kayleigh, Lottie, Mel, Shirly

I

We have been bound
   in darkness
We have floated in the clear blue
   sea of uncertainty
We have slipped into fresh
   sheets after a warm bath
We have been in prison
   and we have escaped into the smell
     of a new spring

II

Soaring above the cloud
             a glimpse of Greenland
Lying in a blue lagoon
             the steam rising
Warding off evil spirits
             with the yellow sun of Turkey
Exploring ruins on ancient lands
             in hidden caves
               on ice age glaciers

III

The Earth moves and collides
  beneath us
   despite us

Thoughts shift in the sky
  beyond us
   through clouds to clarity

The death of our star:
  a cosmic calamity
   turns all to dust

with the smell of green shoots
and warm soil after rain;

fresh bread baking
draws us home.