Classical Elements

Classical Elements

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Fire perched on a matchstick:
a lightning bug in the desert at night.
Fire dropped in a forest:
Vesuvius defeating Pompeii.

Water skydiving out of a cloud:
a wrecking ball or a first-aid kit.
Water consumed by a squirrel:
electricity conducted by a paperclip.

Earth dug up for clay:
a balloon contorted into a dog.
Earth left in the Earth:
a board polished by sandpaper.

Air sheltering in a human lung:
sunrise warming a solar panel.
Air in the outdoors:
directionless butterflies.

A forgotten god joining someone in a café:
an illustrator creating a flipbook.
An ancestral spirit visiting someone else at the office:
two atoms forming a chemical bond.

5 responses to “Classical Elements”

  1. Gabriela Marie Milton Avatar

    So glad you are back!!! Excellent piece!

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    1. Judith Lalone Avatar
      1. Gabriela Marie Milton Avatar

        My pleasure. I am tried, just came back from teaching, but I will write you a short email tonight 🤗

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  2. pk 🌎 Avatar

    Excelente 💯

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I’m Judith

Or rather the pseudonym I’m currently using here is Judith. That name also belongs to one of my characters, who I gave it to as a test of sorts. My poetry, which centers on translating minor moments into obscure observations, has appeared in various collections under different names. My psyche resides in Mississippi along the Singing River.

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