Fire

Yesterday was water, today had to be fire.  I will have to work my way through the elements!

I am the lightning spark,

the brightness in the dark,

I make the rainbow arc.

I am what you see by,

the sun up in the sky,

I make you warm and dry

I cook the food you eat,

I am the source of heat,

I make the ice retreat.

You seek to subdue me,

look how tame I can be,

working at your decree.

I free metal from ore,

turn sand to glass and more,

I am a tool of war.

I can rage in passion,

spread in rapid fashion,

I have no compassion.

I can turn life to ash,

turn wild in just a flash,

I sting like a whiplash.

Death, destruction, sorrow,

these things always follow

everywhere that I go.

You need me, you’re near me,

you try hard to steer me,

but always you fear me.