Elements Issue 02

little
spirit
BY SUBODHINI VIGNESH
breathe
feeling the infinite l i t t l e p i e c e s
that make you a whole.
tiny feet d a
n
c i n g
to the tunes of your beating heart
as the intricately woven song of existence
unites the elements of fire, earth, air and water
to birth you.
listen to the song she sings
in praise of these beings which create you,
creating her.
she d a n c e s with
the grace of flowing pure crystal water,
yet with the fierceness of raging fire
and your song she sings in the
imperfectly perfect rhythm of the blowing wind
and highs and like that of mother earth.
lows
but every song has its last verse.
one day, when the elements of fire, earth, air and water
take you into their embrace,
the spirit of life stops singing,
you shall reach the place that bore your birth as it shall be your demise.