Water

Water

There once was a girl
With long pale hair
And eyes like the sea
When she sang
The mountains swayed
When she danced
The stars sighed
When she played
The Gods laughed
She knew many things
And many things knew her
The girl with pale hair and eyes that could see
She danced for Gods and Goddesses
And they loved her
So they named her Water
For she was smooth like the current
Powerful like the tide
And beautiful as the waves
One God fell in love with her
And presented her with Air
Another dancer
With moves light and quick
But she was Water
And when she danced with Air
She froze
So Water denied the God
And danced alone
The God returned again
Enamored with Water
And presented her with Fire
A singer whose voice could spark anyone’s heart
But she was Water
And when she sang with Fire
She whistled instead
So she denied his gift
And sang alone
The God was angry
He was sad that she denied his gifts
But before he gave up
He tried again
And gave her Earth
A sprite that played in the forest
Water went with Earth
And they played in the shade of the trees
And as Earth grew
So did Water
The God looked upon his love
Watched as her hair wrapped around Earth
As her eyes began to reflect the trees
Till her body turned to the ocean
Her fingers to rivers
Lashes to streams
And eyes to pools
He had created art
He had created a Mother.

-Eleanor Hastings