Marsh

By Woad

Absence of Air and Fire,
It is.
The very concentration,
Of Water & Earth.

A Marshland, Yes!
A Marshland it is!

Some say it as:
A decomposition of the soul.

The inability to behave,
As the Legend was written.

In my esteemed impression,
This is much as ablution.

A slow condensation,
Of vapor,
Arising from expressed
Dead Matter.

These continual drops,
Purify the decrepit flesh,
It first blackens,
Then whitens,

Then perfects.

Though this uses Fire...

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Copyright 2004 Woad
Published on Monday, April 5, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: hell yeah, great fantasy type theme here, great to read.

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