I Write Poetry

[big]Wood[/big]
[i]Written 10JAN08, just before Water. Part 3 of the [/i][u]Elements[/u][i] series.[/i]


Wood
Grainy shelter knot
Eye upon the stick
Capping the stars from our view.
Groaning in cold, popping in heat
Fearful cracking from stress
The beam holds fast to the course
Splintering parables under our skin
Remnants of a rougher life