Earth’s Daughter

 

Turbulent and manic

I am every shape but static

Ferocious, dark and deep

Electric when the clouds weep

One cannot tame me for I am free

Shaped with destructive elements you cannot flee

That corrode the land of all things man

Run, run from me as fast as you can

I flow with no plan and shall spare none

But all will still respect me after I am done

 

For when I am scarce you thirst for me

Shrivelling and wilting like desert ants

You cry for me

Like you do the gods

Who you fear and love

But question not

 

For I am water,

Earth’s daughter

The current of life

And no lover of slaughter

 

I nurture and cherish the flow of life

Cast my waves ashore to your delight

Cradle the crustaceans and surround all nations

Like a bridge between your lands

I’m as close to you as the space between lovers’ entwined hands

 

The ebb and flow of growth and love is what governs me

Learn from this and you can be free

I wash away your burdens

And bring summer’d excite

I come crashing with surging passions of might
Twinkling magic under mystic moonlight

 

Giving and giving with no need for return

But hate is what makes my waters churn

So I apologise but I must be stern

 

For I must wash away the filth and grit       

To remind those who don’t remember and fill me with spit

That I am water

Earth’s daughter

And this was my home first

So if you are to be here

Love me too

Then I may remember to spare you