Elements

Sprinting through the forest

Howling, feet close to the ground

Smell the damp rain, the springy moss

Trees, my protectors above me

Emerge

A cliffside, sun setting

Howl

Wind whips around me

Start to fly

I leave the forest

To soar on thermals

Playful feathers

Dance on air

It carries me far

Crying out in exhilaration

I dive

Splash into the ocean

Bubbles of pearly air

Flick my tail and I spin

Water turns darker

I am comfortably numb

Coral sparkles brilliantly

Prepare to meet the surface once more

Burning now

I greet the sun

Power, pure joy around me

Embraced by smoking tendrils

Warmth

From inside out

Turn to ashes

- Carly Floyd

12/7/07